Corticosteroid Use Linked to Worse Health Outcomes in COPD Patients, Mouse Study Finds
Inhaled corticosteroids, which are typically used to treat common respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are associated with increased bacterial infections and can lead to worse health outcomes, a study in mice has found. Most exacerbations experienced by patients with asthma and COPD are caused by viral infections.