Extract
Patients with bronchiectasis and chronic infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa have more frequent pulmonary exacerbations and hospital admissions, and reduced quality of life and survival, than those who are free of P. aeruginosa infection [1]. Guidelines published by the British Thoracic Society recommend treatment to eradicate P. aeruginosa when first isolated in respiratory tract samples of people with bronchiectasis [2]. However, the best regimen to achieve eradication and how to determine successful eradication are yet unknown.
Abstract
Combining inhaled and systemic antibiotics appears superior for eradication of P. aeruginosa in bronchiectasis http://ow.ly/UpMn309KfMQ
Footnotes
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- Received April 29, 2016.
- Accepted February 14, 2017.
- Copyright ©ERS 2017