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Emergency department antibiotic use for exacerbations of COPD

BACKGROUND: COPD is the third leading cause of death, with acute exacerbations accounting for 1.5 million emergency department (ED) visits annually. Guidelines include recommendations for antibiotic therapy, though evidence for benefit is limited, and little is known about ED prescribing patterns. O...

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Autores principales: Tichter, Aleksandr M, Ostrovskiy, Grigory
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6287545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30584378
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAEM.S178134