Of 460 screened patients, 441 were eligible and enrolled in 39 study centres in Spain. The mean age was 66.7 (SD 8.3) years, and 98% were males. Details of baseline patient characteristics are shown ...

In addition to the significantly higher rate of recovery from AE-COPD, the study by Anthonisen also found an approximately 1-day reduction in time to recovery when comparing antibiotic treatment and ...