Acute Cough Due to Acute Bronchitis in Immunocompetent Adult Outpatients

BackgroundEvidence for the diagnosis and management of cough due to acute bronchitis in immunocompetent adult outpatients was reviewed as an update to the 2006 “Chronic Cough Due to Acute Bronchitis: American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines.”MethodsAcute bronchitis was defined as an acute lower respiratory tract infection manifested predominantly by cough with or without sputum production, lasting...