Azithromycin for Prevention of Exacerbations of COPD

Albert, Richard; E. Connett, John; C. Bailey, William; Casaburi, Richard; A. Cooper, John; J. Criner, Gerard; L. Curtis, Jeffrey; T. Dransfield, Mark; K. Han, MeiLan; C. Lazarus, Stephen; J. Make, Barry; Marchetti, Nathaniel; J. Martínez, Fernando; Madinger, Nancy; McEvoy, Charlene; E. Niewoehner, Dennis; Porsasz, Janos; Price, Connie; J. Reilly, John; D. Scanlon, Paul; C. Sciurba, Frank; M. Scharf, Steven; R. Washko, George; G. Woodruff, Prescott; R. Anthonisen, Nicholas

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1104623

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Azithromycin for Prevention of Exacerbations of COPD

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 24, 2011

Authors:

Richard Albert

John E. Connett

William C. Bailey

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute exacerbations adversely affect patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Macrolide antibiotics benefit patients with a variety of inflammatory airway diseases. METHODS: We performed a randomized trial to determine whether azithromycin decreased the frequency of ex...

Subject

Medicine

Azithromycin

Exacerbation

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