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. 2010 Apr 8;3:101–107. doi: 10.2147/ijgm.s8167

Table 3.

Causes of acute, subacute and chronic cough

Acute Subacute Chronic
Asthma 28.0% 48.8% 44.5%
CVA 0% 9.7% 9.3%
Respiratory tract infection 72.0% 7.3% 0%
Post infectious cough 0% 12.2% 11.1%
COPD 0% 4.8% 14.8%
SBS 0% 2.4% 7.4%
Bronchiolitis associated with RA 0% 2.4% 3.7%
GERD 0% 0% 4.8%
Unknown 0% 12.2% 9.3%