Reduced risk of next exacerbation and mortality associated with antibiotic use in COPD

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 282-288

  Roede, B M ^a,b,c,e   Bresser, P ^c   Prins, J M ^a   Schellevis, F ^c,d   Verheij, T J M ^e   Bindels, P J E ^a,b  

^a Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam CINIMA   (Netherlands)

^b Dept of General Practice ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Academic medical centre; Antibiotics; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exacerbation; Oral corticosteroids; Primary healthcare; University of amsterdam

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY MEDICINE; RISK; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59649128744     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00088108     Document Type: Article

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