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Treatment patterns associated with pseudomonas aeruginosa among patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in the US

C Blanchette, J Noone, G Stone, E Zacherle, MC Runken, R Howden, D Mapel · Pneumologie · 2016 · Heft 10

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Zeitschrift
Pneumologie
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C Blanchette, J Noone, G Stone, E Zacherle, MC Runken, R Howden, D Mapel
Ausgabe
Heft 10 / 2016
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Erschienen: 2016-10-11 00:00:00
ISSN
0934-8387
DOI
10.1055/s-0036-1592287

Zusammenfassung

Objectives: Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFBE) is a rare, chronic lung disease characterized by bronchial inflammation and permanent airway dilation. Chronic infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) have been linked to higher morbidity and mortality in NCFBE patients. We assessed treatment patterns for PA among NCFBE patients in a US commercially-insured database. Methods: Using data from 2007 – 2013 PharMetrics Plus administrative claims, we included patients with > 2 claims for bronchiectasis (ICD-9-CM: 494.xx); then excluded those with > 1 claim for cystic fibrosis (277.xx). The prevalent cohort of…

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Bronchiectasis Ciprofloxacin Budesonide Albuterol Database Pneumologie