Economic Impact of Using an Immunostimulating Agent to Prevent Severe Acute Exacerbations in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
JeanPaul Collet,
Thiérry Ducruet,
Seema Haider,
Stan Shapiro,
Ann Robinson,
Paolo Renzi,
AndréPierre Contandriopoulos,
Pierre Ernst
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2001/508015
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , exacerbation , pulmonary disease , randomized controlled trial , intensive care medicine , acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , alternative medicine , pathology
OM-85 BV, an immunostimulant made from bacterial extracts, has been shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization for acute exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as to reduce the length of stay for all hospitalizations.
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