Pneumology

Which Antibiotic in COPD Exacerbations?

Even if the use of an antibiotic is not always indicated in COPD exacerbations, no doubt in a patient with severe symptoms or requiring a hospitalization in an intensive care unit, the use of an antibiotic is an imperative. Researchers have wondered which is the best choice in these cases. With a blinded trial, some researchers in Tunisia have randomized 170 adults affected by acute COPD exacerbation with respiratory failure to receive ciproflaxicin or Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) for 10 days, beside the usual standard therapies given in the intensive care unit.
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