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Prophylactic Use of Macrolide Antibiotics for the Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation: A Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPDs) can lead to high frequencies and rates of hospitalization and mortality. Macrolides are a class of antibiotics that possess both antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. Since the occurrence of AECOPDs is assoc...

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Autores principales: Ni, Wentao, Shao, Xiaodi, Cai, Xuejiu, Wei, Chuanqi, Cui, Junchang, Wang, Rui, Liu, Youning
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25812085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121257