Abstract: Letters and Corrections1 January 1983Chronic Bronchitis and AntibioticsJEROME E. CARBONE, M.D.JEROME E. CARBONE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-98-1-109_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: I hoped that the article by Nicotra and colleagues (1) would help to clarify the use of antibiotics in treating acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. My hopes were not met.The major shortcoming of the study is that it failed to show that the placebo group and the tetracycline group received otherwise similar therapy. The report did not mention serum theophylline levels, inhaled bronchodilator regimens, or corticosteroid doses. The authors should have rigidly controlled the therapeutic regimens to assure comparability between the two groups. Failing this, a retrospective analysis would have permitted the reader to assess whether...Reference1. NICOTRARIVERAAWE MMR. Antibiotic therapy of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. Ann Intern Med. 1982;97:18-21. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1983Volume 98, Issue 1Page: 109-109KeywordsAntibioticsChronic bronchitisInhaled bronchodilatorTetracyclines Issue Published: 1 January 1983 PDF downloadLoading ...
Publication Year: 1983
Publication Date: 1983-01-01
Language: en
Type: letter
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