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Title
Antibiotic therapy and treatment failure in patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Authors
Rothberg, Michael B; Pekow, Penelope S; Lahti, Maureen; Brody, Oren; Skiest, Daniel J; Lindenauer, Peter K
Abstract
Guidelines recommend antibiotic therapy for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but the evidence is based on small, heterogeneous trials, few of which include hospitalized patients.