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Research Needs: Infectious Diseases Introduction Acute Cough Community acquired pneumonia Pulmonary Tuberculosis Acute Respiratory Tract Infection SARS Question for developed countries: Management of acute cough What is the effectiveness of antibiotics? For example do they shorten severity or duration of acute cough? Are there other effective strategies eg antitussives, bronchodilators, mucolytics? What are the effective patient information strategies for appropriate presenting and re-consulting? Relevant literature on Management of acute cough