Criteria & Principles
GOLD guidelines recommend the empiric use of antibiotics for patients with COPD
based on specific indications focused on clinical presentation (increased dyspnea, sputum volume, and sputum purulence) and need for mechanical ventilation
Doses listed are for patients with normal renal function
Treatment
Severity
All Severity
doxycycline 100mg PO BID x 5 days OR
azithromycin 500mg PO QD x 3 days