Acute bronchitis as Acute Sore Throat Control
Metadata
- Coding system
- SNOMED CT (UK Clinical Edition)
- Coding system release
- 42.0.0
- Organisation
- Pharmacy First project
- Codelist ID
- pharmacy-first-project/acute-bronchitis-as-acute-sore-throat-control
- Version ID
- 79786ba5
- Number of codes included
- 44
About
Description
Acute bronchitis
Methodology
Context
Pharmacy First
Inclusion/exclusion criteria
This codelist includes codes related to acute bronchitis . Only clinically relevant acute bronchitis diagnostic codes were considered for inclusion.
Borderline cases
Although there is an overlap between acute bronchitis and other lower respiratory tract infections such as codes for 'chest infection' and 'pneumonia' we decided to focus solely on codes for acute bronchitis. We also did not include codes for chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other long-term respiratory conditions.
Sensitivity vs specificity
The aim of this codelist is to be relatively specific, focusing on acute bronchitis diagnoses relevant to Pharmacy First as Acute Sore Throat control pathways while avoiding inclusion of unrelated chronic respiratory conditions.
Additional information
The codelist was developed for use within the Pharmacy First framework controls and may require refinement depending on coding practices and study objectives ( for example : non-specific lower respiratory tract infections and acute cough-related diagnoses that may overlap clinically with acute bronchitis or sore throat presentations)
Signed off by
- Arnaud Iradukunda, (May 18, 2026)
- Tony Avery, (May 23, 2026)
Codelists are developed by a broad community of users for individual study purposes, which may or may not meet the needs of other studies. They should not be thought of as universal definitions of a particular condition.
We don't offer any guarantees about what they do or don't identify. Users should carefully check that any codelist meets their needs, and seek clinical input where appropriate.
| code | term |
|---|---|
| 10509002 | Acute bronchitis |
| 10629151000119105 | Acute bronchitis caused by coxsackievirus |
| 138389411000119105 | Acute bronchitis caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| 15199004 | Acute bronchiolitis with bronchospasm |
| 155511006 | Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis |
| 155512004 | Acute: [bronchitis] or [chest infections] or [tracheobronchitis] |
| 155515002 | Acute bronchitis NOS |
| 195712009 | Acute bronchitis and/or bronchiolitis |
| 195713004 | Acute bronchitis (& wheezy) |
| 195717003 | Acute purulent bronchitis |
| 195719000 | Acute pneumococcal bronchitis |
| 195720006 | Acute streptococcal bronchitis |
| 195721005 | Acute bronchitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae |
| 195722003 | Acute Moraxella catarrhalis bronchitis |
| 195725001 | Acute coxsackievirus bronchitis |
| 195726000 | Acute parainfluenza virus bronchitis |
| 195727009 | Acute respiratory syncytial virus bronchitis |
| 195728004 | Acute bronchitis caused by rhinovirus |
| 195729007 | Acute echovirus bronchitis |
| 195730002 | Subacute bronchitis unspecified |
| 195733000 | Acute bronchitis NOS |
| 195743002 | Acute bronchitis or bronchiolitis NOS |
| 196215001 | [X]Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms |
| 233598009 | Acute bacterial bronchitis |
| 233599001 | Acute mycoplasmal bronchitis |
| 233600003 | Acute chlamydial bronchitis |
| 233601004 | Acute viral bronchitis |
| 266380005 | Acute: [bronchitis] or [chest infections] or [tracheobronchitis] |
| 275495004 | Acute fibrinous laryngotracheobronchitis |
| 27836007 | Pertussis |
| 312371005 | Acute infective bronchitis |
| 312400008 | Acute infective tracheobronchitis |
| 35301006 | Acute tracheobronchitis |
| 36426008 | Subacute bronchitis |
| 408682005 | Healthcare associated pertussis |
| 431681000000108 | [X]Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms |
| 5875001 | Acute bronchitis with obstruction |
| 621011000000106 | Acute bronchitis NOS |
| 651931000000103 | Subacute bronchitis unspecified |
| 705871000000109 | Acute bronchitis or bronchiolitis NOS |
| 714203003 | Acute bronchitis co-occurrent with bronchiectasis |
| 735464006 | Acute noninfective bronchitis |
| 785745000 | Acute bronchitis co-occurrent with wheeze |
| 80257001 | Acute bronchitis with bronchospasm |
This page shows the search terms that were used to build the codelist. Concepts that match the search terms, but which were excluded, are in faint grey.
Acute bronchitis
Included 44 out of 48 matching concepts.
Show matching concepts
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Acute Moraxella catarrhalis bronchitis (
195722003) -
Acute bacterial bronchitis (
233598009) -
Acute bronchiolitis with bronchospasm (
15199004) -
Acute bronchitis (
10509002) -
Acute bronchitis (& wheezy) (
195713004) -
Acute bronchitis NOS (
195733000) -
Acute bronchitis NOS (
621011000000106) -
Acute bronchitis NOS (
155515002) -
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis (
155511006) -
Acute bronchitis and/or bronchiolitis (
195712009) -
Acute bronchitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae (
195721005) -
Acute bronchitis caused by chemical fumes (
196020005) -
Acute bronchitis caused by coxsackievirus (
10629151000119105) -
Acute bronchitis caused by rhinovirus (
195728004) -
Acute bronchitis caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (
138389411000119105) -
Acute bronchitis co-occurrent with bronchiectasis (
714203003) -
Acute bronchitis co-occurrent with wheeze (
785745000) -
Acute bronchitis or bronchiolitis NOS (
705871000000109) -
Acute bronchitis or bronchiolitis NOS (
195743002) -
Acute bronchitis with bronchospasm (
80257001) -
Acute bronchitis with obstruction (
5875001) -
Acute chemical bronchitis (
266403005) -
Acute chlamydial bronchitis (
233600003) -
Acute coxsackievirus bronchitis (
195725001) -
Acute echovirus bronchitis (
195729007) -
Acute fibrinous laryngotracheobronchitis (
275495004) -
Acute infective bronchitis (
312371005) -
Acute infective tracheobronchitis (
312400008) -
Acute mycoplasmal bronchitis (
233599001) -
Acute noninfective bronchitis (
735464006) -
Acute parainfluenza virus bronchitis (
195726000) -
Acute pneumococcal bronchitis (
195719000) -
Acute purulent bronchitis (
195717003) -
Acute respiratory syncytial virus bronchitis (
195727009) -
Acute streptococcal bronchitis (
195720006) -
Acute toxic tracheobronchitis (
233799004) -
Acute tracheobronchitis (
35301006) -
Acute viral bronchitis (
233601004) -
Acute: [bronchitis] or [chest infections] or [tracheobronchitis] (
155512004) -
Acute: [bronchitis] or [chest infections] or [tracheobronchitis] (
266380005) -
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute bronchitis (
106001000119101) -
Healthcare associated pertussis (
408682005) -
Pertussis (
27836007) -
Subacute bronchitis (
36426008) -
Subacute bronchitis unspecified (
651931000000103) -
Subacute bronchitis unspecified (
195730002) -
[X]Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms (
196215001) -
[X]Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms (
431681000000108)