Acute Cough Due To Acute Bronchitis In Immunocompetent Adult Outpatients
Publication Date: February 1, 2020
Last Updated: March 14, 2022
Suggestions
1. For immunocompetent adult outpatients with cough due to suspected acute bronchitis, we suggest no routine investigation with chest x-ray, spirometry, peak flow measurement, sputum for microbial culture, respiratory tract samples for viral PCR, serum C-Reactive Protein (CRP) or procalcitonin. (U-CBS)
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Title
Acute Cough Due To Acute Bronchitis In Immunocompetent Adult Outpatients
Authoring Organization
American College of Chest Physicians