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15119206

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
In most cases acute cough has an infectious, often viral, cause. When the coughing lasts longer than 3 weeks, the diagnosis has to be reconsidered. The effectiveness of cough medicines has not been proven. For the management of acute cough it is important to distinguish between non-serious and serious lower respiratory tract infections. A serious lower respiratory tract infection is: a lower respiratory tract infection with a higher risk of a complicated course: when pneumonia is suspected, in infants and the elderly, and in patients with relevant co-morbidity. The prescription of antibiotics for acute cough is not useful in the majority of the patients; antimicrobial therapy can be indicated, but only in the case of lower respiratory tract infections with a higher risk of a complicated course. Specific management has to be considered in the case of: whooping cough, bronchiolitis and croup. In the case of pneumonia, antimicrobial therapy is indicated; follow-up is necessary. In the case of moderate to severe croup, a single dose of corticosteroids is recommended.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
dut
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0028-2162
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
148
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
725-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
[Summary of the practice guideline 'Acute cough' from the Dutch College of General Practitioners].
pubmed:affiliation
Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap, afd. Richtljinontwikkeling en Wetenschapsbeleid, Postbus 3231, 3502 GE Utrecht.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Guideline, English Abstract, Practice Guideline