Frequency of protracted bacterial bronchitis and management <scp>pre‐respiratory</scp> referral

Abstract

PBB is the most common cause of chronic cough in children referred to tertiary respiratory care and is frequently misdiagnosed and undertreated pre-referral. There is a need to facilitate diagnosis and optimal management of PBB in primary care, which could result in earlier symptom resolution and potentially limit disease progression to bronchiectasis.