Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD): a randomised trial - The ProCOLD Study

D. Stolz, M. Christ-Crain, R. Bingisser, M. Gencay, J. Leuppi, D. Miedinger, C. Müller, P. Huber, B. Müller, M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - COPD - acute exacerbations
Session: COPD - acute exacerbations
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3044
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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D. Stolz, M. Christ-Crain, R. Bingisser, M. Gencay, J. Leuppi, D. Miedinger, C. Müller, P. Huber, B. Müller, M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland). Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD): a randomised trial - The ProCOLD Study. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 3044

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