The workplace impact of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB); A literature review

MT Halpern, J Polzin, MK Higashi… - … Obstructive Pulmonary …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) are known … The objective of this study
was to assess workplace‐based … on workplace costs of AECB were included in this review. As …

The economic impact of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in the United States and Canada: a literature review

MT Halpern, MK Higashi, AW Bakst… - Journal of Managed Care …, 2003 - jmcp.org
impact of AECB, we reviewed the economic literature for this condition. A MEDLINE literature
search … headings “Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive,” “Pulmonary Emphysema,” or “…

Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: a pharmacoeconomic review of antibacterial use

S Morris, P Anderson, DE Irwin - Pharmacoeconomics, 2002 - Springer
… ; (iii) chronic bronchitis and AECB have a significant and negative physical and psychological
effect on health-… On the basis of our findings we suggest some topics for further research. …

Epidemiology of chronic bronchitis and acute infective exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

N Kim, KV Leeper Jr - Seminars in respiratory and critical care …, 2000 - thieme-connect.com
Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECBs) are one of the major … of chronic
bronchitis will allow us to more precisely define the role of bacterial infection in AECB, and this …

[PDF][PDF] Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis: a primary care consensus guideline

AS Feeney, AM Fendrick… - Am. J. Manag …, 2004 - ajmc.s3.amazonaws.com
… for acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (AECB). Characteristics and Etiology: Patients
with chronic bronchitis … An AECB is characterized by a period of unstable lung function with …

Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in elderly patients: pathogenesis, diagnosis and management

D Hayes, KC Meyer - Drugs & aging, 2007 - Springer
acute exacerbations linked to infections caused by viral and typical or atypical bacterial
pathogens. Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB… a significant economic impact on the …

Cost and clinical consequence of antibiotic non-adherence in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

SV Sorensen, T Baker, R Fleurence… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
… for acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) and to estimate the economic
consequences for … A systematic literature review was conducted to gather evidence on estimating …

Antibiotics in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

S Sethi - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) are a major contributor to morbidity and
mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, … A systematic analysis of 13 …

Appropriate outpatient treatment of acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

FJ Martinez, A Anzueto - The American journal of medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB), … in AECB patients with chronic bronchitis
without risk factors (Table 1). Risk factors include FEV 1 <50% of predicted, >4 exacerbations

Treatment of acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

II Siempos, A Michalopoulos… - Expert Opinion on …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
… management of patients with acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB). Objective: To
… With respect to azithromycin, a recent Cochrane systematic review of RCTs comparing this …