International Journal of COPD (Mar 2021)

Long-Term Azithromycin Maintenance Treatment in Patients with Frequent Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  • Talman S,
  • Uzun S,
  • Djamin RS,
  • Baart SJ,
  • Grootenboers MJJH,
  • Aerts J,
  • van der Eerden M

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 16
pp. 495 – 498

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Sander Talman,1 Sevim Uzun,2 Remco S Djamin,1 Sara J Baart,3 Marco JJH Grootenboers,1 Joachim Aerts,2 Menno van der Eerden2 1Amphia Hospital Breda, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Breda, 4800RK, the Netherlands; 2Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Rotterdam, 3015 CE, the Netherlands; 3Erasmuc Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Biostatistics, Rotterdam, 3015 CE, the NetherlandsCorrespondence: Sander Talman Tel +31 76 595 5351Email [email protected]: Macrolides are effective in reducing the number of exacerbations in COPD patients with the frequent exacerbator phenotype. Our study did not show a persistent effect of azithromycin on exacerbation frequencies after more than one year of usage.Keywords: Macrolide, long-term, exacerbations, COPD, COLUMBUS

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