Use of antibiotics in patients admitted to the hospital due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 514-517

  Jacobsen, S K ^a   Weis, N ^a,b   Almdal, T ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; COPD; Infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; STEROID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PNEUMONIA; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM CULTURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036891395     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(02)00158-9     Document Type: Article

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