Is CRP-guided antibiotic treatment a safe way to reduce antibiotic use in severe hospitalised patients with exacerbations of COPD?

Henk-Jan Prins, Tjip S. van der Werf, Wim G. Boersma

Source: Eur Respir J, 54 (4) 1901597; 10.1183/13993003.01597-2019
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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