Role of bacteria in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-467

  Erkan, Levent ^a   Uzun, Oguz ^a   Findik, Serhat ^a   Katar, Didem ^a   Sanic, Ahmet ^a   Atici, Atilla G ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation; Atypical pathogens; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Haemophilus influenzae; Infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TETRACYCLINE;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEROLOGY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPUTUM CULTURE;

ADULT; AGED; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPUTUM;

EID: 54949084589     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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