title: Clinical inquiries. Do antibiotics improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with COPD exacerbations?
authors.affiliation: Community Family Medicine Residency, Indianapolis, Ind, USA.
authors.forename: Sagi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zeitlin
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rickett
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D018450:Disease Progression; D061345:Early Medical Intervention; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D061665:Time-to-Treatment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents