The effect of respiratory viral assay panel on antibiotic prescription patterns at discharge in adults admitted with mild to moderate acute exacerbation of COPD: a retrospective before- after study

BACKGROUND: Despite well-defined criteria for use of antibiotics in patients presenting with mild to moderate Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD), their overuse is widespread. We hypothesized that following implementation of a molecular multiplex respiratory viral pa...

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Autores principales: Tickoo, Mayanka, Ruthazer, Robin, Bardia, Amit, Doron, Shira, Andujar-Vazquez, Gabriela M., Gardiner, Bradley J., Snydman, David R., Kurz, Sebastian G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6604457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31262278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-0872-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6604457/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31262278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-0872-0

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