Bronquite aguda

Uma das doenças mais comuns encontradas na prática clínica. A bronquite aguda figura entre os diagnósticos ambulatoriais mais comuns em adultos, com aproximadamente 100 milhões (10%) de consultas em atendimento ambulatorial nos EUA anualmente.[3]Harris AM, Hicks LA, Qaseem A, et al. Appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infection in adults: advice for high-value care from the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Mar 15;164(6):425-34. http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2481815 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26785402?tool=bestpractice.com No Reino Unido, as infecções do trato respiratório correspondem a 300 a 400 consultas por 1000 pacientes a cada ano.[4]Gulliford MC, van Staa T, McDermott L, et al. Cluster randomised trial in the general practice research database: 1. electronic decision support to reduce antibiotic prescribing in primary care (eCRT study). Trials. 2011 May 10;12:115. https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1745-6215-12-115 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21569237?tool=bestpractice.com A maior incidência ocorre no outono e inverno.