Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

ObjectiveIn the pediatric population, acute bronchitis (AB) is a leading cause of illness absence from childcare, school, or apprenticeship.We report a meta-analysis of double-blind, randomized trials with children and adolescents with AB (aged 1-18 years), who were treated with Pelargonium extract EPs 7630 or placebo for 7 days.Methods The average number of days absent from childcare, school, or apprenticeship due to illness and the proportion of patients still unable to return to their normal activities at treatment end were assessed.Results Literature search identified two eligible trials with a total of 420 patients.Illness absence was reported for all but two patients under placebo at baseline and for…