Systemic antibiotherapy in patients admitted with an acute exacerbation of COPD. Association with mortality and readmissions. Experience from the pilot study in six regions of the Nacional Clinical Audit on COPD exacerbation in Spain (AUDIPOC)

G. López-Arranz, C. J. Alvarez, C. Esteban Gonzalez, J. Fernández Francés, R. Agüero, J. Hueto, M. Barrón, J. A. Riesco Miranda, C. Hernandez, F. Pozo (Madrid, , Santander, Navarra, Logroño, Cáceres, Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Pharmacological treatment in primary care
Session: Pharmacological treatment in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 858
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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