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Older Antibiotic as Good as Ciprofloxacin for Severe Acute COPD
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Title Older Antibiotic as Good as Ciprofloxacin for Severe Acute COPD
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/723970?src=rss
Description For patients with severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was just as effective and safe as ciprofloxacin in a double-blind prospective trial conducted in Tunisia. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
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Date Jun 24, 2010
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