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Erythromycin to prevent exacerbations of bronchiectasis
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  1. Shea McNeill
  1. Correspondence to Dr Shea McNeill, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Antrim Area Hospital, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Bush Road, Antrim, BT41 2RL, Northern Ireland; smcneill06{at}qub.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204081

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    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 …

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