An extended course of low-dose azithromycin (multiple brands) may significantly reduce treatment failure in patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...

A randomized controlled trial found that patients hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive poulmonary disease (COPD) experienced reduced rates of treatment failure when adding ...

The guideline from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) does not recommend antibiotics for prevention of COPD exacerbations. Citing decades-old data on the lack of ...

May 3, 2019--The antibiotic azithromycin may reduce treatment failure in patients hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a randomized, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Azithromycin added to inhaled triple therapy in those with COPD and a recent exacerbation history was ...

Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are serious complications of this condition. Reducing their frequency and severity is a major goal in COPD management. Bacterial ...

Adding a common antibiotic to the usual daily treatment regimen for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can reduce the occurrence of acute exacerbations and improve quality of life, reports ...

Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Experiencing an acute COPD exacerbation raised the risk for acute cardiovascular events, such as a stroke or ...

According to a meta-analysis, long-term macrolide therapy at low doses could reduce acute exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Long-term macrolide therapy at low doses ...

Credit: Shutterstock. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have higher levels of HbA1c are at increased risk for hospital admission for acute exacerbations. This article is ...

Risk of pulmonary exacerbation down for children with cystic fibrosis, early Pseudomonas aeruginosa Nicole Mayer-Hamblett, PhD, from the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues conducted a ...