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Antibiotics are not indicated in clinical guidelines for treating with acute bronchitis who do not have a comorbidity or other infection for which antibiotics may be appropriate<sup><a href=\"#ref-2\">2<\/a> <a href=\"#ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>. Inappropriate antibiotic treatment of patients with acute bronchitis is of clinical concern, especially since misuse and overuse of antibiotics lead to antibiotic drug resistance<sup><a href=\"#ref-4\">4<\/a><\/sup>. Acute bronchitis consistently ranks among the 10 conditions that account for most ambulatory office visits to U.S. physicians; furthermore, while the vast majority of acute bronchitis cases (more than 90%) have a nonbacterial cause, antibiotics are inappropriately prescribed 65%\u201380% of the time<sup><a href=\"#ref-4\">4<\/a> <a href=\"#ref-5\">5<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Inappropriate antibiotic use can be addressed by reminding providers of clinical guideline recommendations and providing feedback about their prescribing behaviors. In addition, use of patient education interventions can discourage seeking antibiotics for viral conditions (such as the common cold), or without confirmatory tests such as group A strep test for pharyngitis.<\/p>\n<h2><span data-teams=\"true\">Historical Results \u2013 National Averages<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The percentage of episodes for persons 3 months of age and older with a diagnosis of acute bronchitis\/bronchiolitis that did not result in an antibiotic dispensing event. Why It Matters Antibiotics are most often inappropriately prescribed for acute bronchitis1. 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