Blood eosinophil count and GOLD stage predict response to maintenance azithromycin treatment in COPD patients with frequent exacerbations
INTRODUCTION:Maintenance treatment with macrolides are useful in preventing COPD exacerbations. We investigated which characteristics of COPD patients with frequent exacerbations predicted the best response to maintenance treatment with azithromycin. METHODS:This study was part of the COLUMBUS trial...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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