Use of antibiotics in elderly patients with exacerbated COPD: The OLD-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 642-647

  Incalzi, Raffaele Antonelli ^a   Corsonello, Andrea ^b,g   Pedone, Claudio ^a   Masotti, Giulio ^c   Rengo, Franco ^d   Grassi, Vittorio ^e   Bellia, Vincenzo ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^g NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Comorbidity; COPD exacerbation; Elderly; St. George Respiratory Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645499080     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00680.x     Document Type: Article

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