Long-Term Azithromycin Maintenance Treatment in Patients with Frequent Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Macrolides are effective in reducing the number of exacerbations in COPD patients with the frequent exacerbator phenotype. Our study did not show a persistent effect of azithromycin on exacerbation frequencies after more than one year of usage.

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Published in:International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2021-01, Vol.16, p.495-498
Main Authors: Talman, Sander, Uzun, Sevim, Djamin, Remco S, Baart, Sara J, Grootenboers, Marco J J H, Aerts, Joachim, van der Eerden, Menno
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Azithromycin
Care and treatment
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
copd
Cystic fibrosis
exacerbations
Hospitals
Lung diseases, Obstructive
macrolide
maintenance-therapy
Methicillin
Patient admissions
Pulmonology
Quality of life
Short Report
Streptococcus infections
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Summary:Macrolides are effective in reducing the number of exacerbations in COPD patients with the frequent exacerbator phenotype. Our study did not show a persistent effect of azithromycin on exacerbation frequencies after more than one year of usage.
ISSN:1178-2005
1176-9106
1178-2005
DOI:10.2147/COPD.S284397