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Original Research

Real-life data on antibiotic prescription and sputum culture diagnostics in acute exacerbations of COPD in primary care

Erik Bathoorn1 Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Feikje Groenhof2 Department of Primary Care, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Ron Hendrix1 Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands;3 Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Thys van der Molen2 Department of Primary Care, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands;4 Department of Medical Microbiology, Certe – Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Bhanu Sinha1 Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Huib AM Kerstjens5 GRIAC Research Institute, Groningen, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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Alex W Friedrich1 Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Janwillem WH Kocks2 Department of Primary Care, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands;4 Department of Medical Microbiology, Certe – Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Pages 285-290 | Published online: 13 Jan 2017

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