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## Objectives: To describe the clinical features of adults diagnosed with acute bronchitis, and to identify clinical variables associated with antibiotic treatment of acute bronchitis. ## Design: Prospective, cohort study. ## Setting: Primary care office practices at a group-model hmo in the denver metropolitan area. ## Patients/participants: Patients were adults seeking care for acute respiratory illnesses. participating clinicians included internists, family medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and registered nurses. ## Measurements and main results: Clinicians voluntarily completed encounter forms for patients presenting with acute respiratory illnesses between february and may, 1996. acute bronchitis was the primary diagnosis in 16% of acute respiratory illness visits (n = 1,525). the most frequent symptoms of acute bronchitis were cough (92%), phlegm production (63%), "runny nose" (50%), and throat pain (50%). the most frequent physical examination findings were pharyngeal erythema (45%), cervical lymphadenopathy (19%), wheezes (18%), and rhonchi (17%). antibiotics were prescribed to 85% of patients diagnosed with acute bronchitis. purulent nasal dis

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Author

Ralph Gonzales; Paul H. Barrett; Lori A. Crane; John F. Steiner

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 0884-8734)

Published

1998

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)