Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: current approaches to antibacterial therapy
Sinopal'nikov, A.I.; Guchev, I.A.
Klinicheskaia Meditsina 80(6): 57-62
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2149 PMID: 12138806 Document Number: 550642
The article outlines current approaches to empiric antibacterial therapy of patients who had exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The choice of the antibiotics should be made basing on the frequency of exacerbations, COPD duration, severity of bronchial obstruction, age of the patient, concomitant visceral lesions. Common errors in antibacterial therapy are analysed: wrong choice of the antibiotic, mode of drug administration, dose, dose regimen, duration of treatment (too long); simultaneous intake of antibiotics and nistatine; frequent change of antibiotics throughout the treatment.