Clinical aspects and treatment of lower respiratory infection in COPD patients

Oral Presentation
Chairs: T. Wilkinson (Essex, United Kingdom), P. Van Der Valk (Enschede, Netherlands)

Variability and effects of bronchial colonization on symptoms and lung function in moderate COPD A. Marin, M. Garcia, N. Amatria, R. Hervas, G. Bonet, I. Badorrey, J. Morera, E. Monso (Badalona, Spain)
Early recurrent exacerbation and exacerbation therapy G. C. Donaldson, R. Baghai, W. Perera, T. M. A. Wilkinson, J. A. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
Isolated or time-clustered exacerbations have similar impacts on hospitalization rates and quality of life G. C. Donaldson, R. Baghai, W. Perera, T. M. A. Wilkinson, J. A. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
Genomic variability of haemophilus in patients with COPD M. Garcia-Nunez, N. Amatria, A. Marian, I. Badorrey, G. Bonet, M. Sabria, J. Morera, E. Monso (Barcelona, Spain)
Infection pattern and inflammatory response in acute and persistent nontypeable haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) infection of COPD lung tissue D. Droemann, J. Rupp, T. Goldmann, F. Xu, J. Deiwick, P. Zabel, K. Dalhoff (Borstel, Luebeck, Germany)
Placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of chronic, intermittent ‘pulse‘ therapy of moxifloxacin to prevent acute exacerbations in COPD patients with chronic bronchitis: baseline data S. Sethi, A. Anzueto, R. Wilson, P. W. Jones, J. A. Wedzicha, M. Miravitlles, A. Kureshi, P. Sagnier, J. Russell, M. Schmitt, P. Arvis, B. Hampel (United States Of America; United Kingdom; Spain; China; France; South Africa; Germany)
Antibacterial activity of telithromycin and comparators against pathogens isolated from patients with acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) in PROTEKT years 1–5 (1999–2004) D. J. Farrell, J. Liñares (London, United Kingdom; Barcelona, Spain)
Greatest International ANti-infective Trial (GIANT) – the German cohort: moxifloxacin treatment provides short- and long-term benefits in AECB patients M. Miravitlles, S. Ewig, D. Legnani, A. Anzueto, H. Landen, K. Stauch (Barcelona, Spain; Bochum, Wuppertal, Germany; Milan, Italy; San Antonio, United States Of America)