Effects of different antibiotic classes on airway bacteria in stable COPD using culture and molecular techniques: a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Long-term antibiotic therapy is used to prevent exacerbations of COPD but there is uncertainty over whether this reduces airway bacteria. The optimum antibiotic choice remains unknown. We conducted an exploratory trial in stable patients with COPD comparing three antibiotic regimens agai...

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Publié dans:Thorax
Auteurs principaux: Brill, Simon E, Law, Martin, El-Emir, Ethaar, Allinson, James P, James, Phillip, Maddox, Victoria, Donaldson, Gavin C, McHugh, Timothy D, Cookson, William O, Moffatt, Miriam F, Nazareth, Irwin, Hurst, John R, Calverley, Peter M A, Sweeting, Michael J, Wedzicha, Jadwiga A
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4602260/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26179246
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207194
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