Table 2.

Exacerbations, Use of Antibiotics and FEV1 During Follow-Up

Time from Study Entry	1 Month		3 Months		6 Months
	+ ICS (No. 28)	- ICS (No. 34)	+ ICS (No. 44)	- ICS (No. 34)	+ ICS (No. 51)	- ICS (No. 34)
No of pts with exacerbations	23	6	19	7	22	9
No of pts treated with antibiotics	20	6	11	3	16	8
FEV1 L (%), mean	0.96 (41)	1.00 (41)	0.97 (41)	0.97 (40)	0.91 (39)	0.96 (39)

Abbreviations: FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1st second; + ICS, resumed inhaled corticosteroids; - ICS, withdrawal from inhaled corticosteroids; no, numbers; pts, patients.