Antipsychotic Use and Bloodstream Infections Among Adult Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Objective: Mounting evidence suggests that antipsychotics may have immunomodulatory effects, but their impact on disseminated infections remains unknown. This study thus sought to estimate the effect of antipsychotic treatment on the occurrence of bloodstream infection during long-term follow-up in adult patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods: This retrospective cohort study, with new user and active comparator design,...