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Bronchiectasis

Indications for antibiotics

  • Increased sputum volume or viscosity

  • Increased sputum purulence

  • Increased cough with or without wheeze, breathlessness, coughing up blood

Antibiotics

  • Amoxicillin 1g taken 8 hourly OR

  • Doxycycline 100mg taken 12 hourly

Duration of antibiotics

  • Expert consensus is to treat for 14 days

  • If clinical response is rapid, shorten to 10 days

Management