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Number of AECOPD per patient before and after long-term azithromycin therapy. The continuous line represents Group 1 patients with potentially pathogenic microorganisms and the discontinuous line represents Group 2 patients with chronic bronchial colonization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Abbreviation: AECOPD, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
