title: Acute bronchitis: state of the art diagnosis and therapy.
abstract: In managing acute bronchitis, pneumonia or an exacerbation of underlying chronic bronchitis should be excluded. Simple bronchitis is best treated symptomatically while an exacerbation of chronic bronchitis can be treated with antibiotics. Broad spectrum antibiotics are appropriate in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA.
authors.forename: Fernando J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000465:Algorithms; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D029481:Bronchitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents