Division LRI-BRON: Bronchitis, tracheobronchitis, bronchiolitis, tracheitis, without evidence of pneumonia

Tracheobronchial infections must meet at least one of the following criteria:

Patient has no clinical or radiographic evidence of pneumonia

AND patient has at least two of the following signs or symptoms with no other recognised cause: fever (> 38 °C), cough, new or increased sputum production, rhonchi, wheezing

AND at least one of the following:

• positive culture obtained by deep tracheal aspirate or bronchoscopy

• positive antigen test on respiratory secretions