RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Treating acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in the face of antibiotic resistance
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 625
OP 633
VO 67
IS 9
A1 Adams, Sandra G.
A1 Anzueto, Antonio
YR 2000
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/9/625.abstract
AB Antibiotics can be effective against acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but with bacterial resistance to multiple antibiotics increasing worldwide, appropriate antibiotic selection is critical. Categorizing patients with acute exacerbations according to age, number of exacerbations per year, disease severity, degree of pulmonary impairment, and presence of comorbid conditions helps to direct therapy.