Abstract:Objective To investigate the effects of ipratropium bromide combined with antibacterial drugs on children with bronchial asthma complicated by pulmonary infection.Methods A total of 120 children with bronchial asthma complicated by pulmonary infection admitted to the hospital from March 2022 to March 2025 were enrolled in this study. Using the envelope randomization method, the patients were randomly divided into an antibacterial group (n = 60), who received antibacterial drug therapy, and a combination group (n = 60), who received ipratropium bromide combined with antibacterial drugs. The clinical efficacy, symptom relief time, and pulmonary function indicators [forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), peak expiratory flow (PEF) ], immune indicators [immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin M (IgM), immunoglobulin E (IgE) ] and inflammatory factors [C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) ] before and after treatment were compared between the two groups.Results The overall effective rate of treatment in the combination group was significantly higher than that in the antibacterial group (P 0.05). The combination group had shorter times to resolution of dyspnea, relief of cough and sputum, disappearance of pulmonary rales, and cessation of wheezing compared with the antibacterial group (P 0.05). After treatment, the FEV1, FVC and PEF in the combination group were significantly higher than those in the antibacterial group (P 0.05). The differences of these indicators before and after treatment were also greater in the combination group (P 0.05). After treatment, the combination group had higher levels of IgA and IgM and lower levels of IgE than the antibacterial group (P 0.05). The changes in IgA, IgM, and IgE before and after treatment were all greater in the combination group than in the antibacterial group (P 0.05). After treatment, the levels of CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α in the combination group were lower than those in the antibacterial group (P 0.05), and the changes in CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α before and after treatment were all greater in the combination group than in the antibacterial group (P 0.05).Conclusion Ipratropium bromide combined with antibacterial drugs exerts a significant positive therapeutic effect on children with bronchial asthma complicated by pulmonary infection. It improves the clinical efficacy, shortens the symptom relief time, ameliorates pulmonary function, regulates immune function and alleviates the systemic inflammatory response simultaneously.