… with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations who … of bacterial etiology in type
1 and 2 exacerbations is … and drug interactions, and also provider and patient preferences. In …

… Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is … progression, viral or bacterial infections,
environmental irritant … She attempted to call her primary care doctor to follow up and was …

… the relative importance of viral and bacterial infections in COPD exacerbations. Viral and/or …
Exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in the absence of airflow limitation might be considered a …

… tests to identify etiology of microbial pathogenesis. The … was determined by the attending
physician based on the definition … or treatment duration, and a higher rate of chronic bronchitis …

… suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often … The rate of bacterial pathogen
identification by cultures of 46% … , the treating physicians were blinded to the levels. The …

… ) patients and their physicians face a number of significant … half of exacerbations of COPD
have a bacterial etiology, and … patients with chronic bronchitis and a history of exacerbations. …

… Rarely, bacteria that cause community-acquired pneumonia … acute exacerbation of chronic
bronchitis in a patient with COPD is a … Physicians tend to prescribe antibiotics because of the …

… with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) … optimal treatment at the
discretion of the treating physician, … , it reduces bacterial counts, decreases exacerbations, and …

… Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) … should be contacted whenever
pathogenic bacteria (including … The treatment of mild-moderate exacerbations not caused by …

… chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation… colonizing bacteria are the
primary cause of exacerbations. … to the ED or primary care provider with increasing dyspnea …