Acute Exacerbation of COPD

Micro Organisms

Acute Exacerbation of COPD

Duration

Duration 5 days

First line

Therapy

Amoxicillin PO 500mg three times daily

Second line

Therapy

Doxycycline PO 200mg on day 1 then 100mg once daily

Notes

Give antibiotics if increase in purulent sputum. If no increased sputum purulence then no antibiotics unless consolidation on CXR or signs of pneumonia