Table 2.

Main categories and subcategories regarding conceptualization of the acute bronchitis

Main categories	Subcategories
1.Acute bronchitis, common cold and pneumonia: Concepts and differentiation	Conceptualization of acute bronchitis
	The common cold and its differentiation from acute bronchitis
	Pneumonia and its differentiation from acute bronchitis
	Role of technical diagnostics
	Diagnostic uncertainty and gut feelings
2. Patients’ expectations concerning therapy
3. Antibiotic prescribing in respiratory tract infections	The concept of secondary bacterial infection