Chronic bronchial infection in stable COPD: To treat or not to treat

Isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients—Should We Treat It?

“…A patient with COPD and isolated PA (single or multiple) but without bronchiectasis. In this case, the recommendation would be the treatment of PA infection in the case of patients with multiple exacerbations or clinical deterioration secondary to this infection, with earlier and more forceful treatment more recommendable in the case of CBI [7,8]. 3.…”

“…A patient with asymptomatic COPD and single or multiple isolations of PA. In this case, it is possible that close clinical and microbiological monitoring of the patient is the most suitable approach, with treatment applied in the event of clinical deterioration or an increase in the number of exacerbations, especially in situations of CBI [7,8].…”