Effects of different antibiotic classes on airway bacteria in stable COPD using culture and molecular techniques: a randomised controlled trial

Simon E Brill; Martin Law; Ethaar El-Emir; James P Allinson; Phillip James; Victoria Maddox; Gavin C Donaldson; Timothy D McHugh; William O Cookson; Miriam F Moffatt; Irwin Nazareth; John R Hurst; Peter M A Calverley; Michael J Sweeting; Jadwiga A Wedzicha

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207194

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Effects of different antibiotic classes on airway bacteria in stable COPD using culture and molecular techniques: a randomised controlled trial

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Simon E Brill National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin Law Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit Hub for Trials Methodology Research, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ethaar El-Emir National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James P Allinson National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Phillip James National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Victoria Maddox Centre for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gavin C Donaldson National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Timothy D McHugh Centre for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
William O Cookson National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Miriam F Moffatt National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Irwin Nazareth Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John R Hurst Centre for Respiratory Medicine, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Peter M A Calverley School of Aging and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael J Sweeting Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jadwiga A Wedzicha National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Simon E Brill, Airway Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Guy Scadding Building, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK; s.brill{at}imperial.ac.uk

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Brill SE, Law M, El-Emir E, et al

Effects of different antibiotic classes on airway bacteria in stable COPD using culture and molecular techniques: a randomised controlled trial

Thorax 2015;70:930-938.

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Received April 19, 2015
Revised June 1, 2015
Accepted June 3, 2015
First published July 15, 2015.

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September 01, 2022

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