Biomarkers to guide the use of antibiotics for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD): a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are frequently prescribed for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) even though most do not have a bacterial aetiology. Biomarkers may help clinicians target antibiotic use by identifying AECOPD caused by bacterial pathogens. We aimed to summarise current evidence on the diagn...

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Autores principales: Hoult, George, Gillespie, David, Wilkinson, Tom M. A., Thomas, Mike, Francis, Nick A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9101830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35549921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01958-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9101830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35549921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01958-4

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