Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Microbiology and treatment of bronchiectasis and exacerbations of COPD
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections



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S. Saha, W. Ahmed, C. Brook, T. Fernandez, S. Fong, P. Raines, A. Choudhury (London, Romford, United Kingdom). Are we over-prescribing antibiotics in acute hospital admissions for exacerbations of COPD?. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 264

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