Speed of recovery from acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after treatment with antimicrobials : results of a two-year study.

Objective: We performed a multicentre study under a 2-year observational protocol that included data on time to recovery from acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AE-COPD) in patients receiving moxifloxacin and comparator antimicrobials.