Erythromycin to prevent exacerbations of bronchiectasis
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Shea McNeill
- Source
- Thorax. 69:186-186
- Subject
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Bronchiectasis
Fibrosis
business.industry
medicine
Erythromycin
In patient
Intensive care medicine
medicine.disease
business
Azithromycin
medicine.drug
- Language
- ISSN
- 1468-3296
0040-6376
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether low-dose erythromycin would reduce pulmonary exacerbations in patients with non-cystic fibrosis (CF) brocnchiectasis with a history of frequent exacerbations. In comparison to previously published work using azithromycin prophylaxis, a prolonged period of 12 months was used for evaluation and there were attempts to more precisely …