Procalcitonin Monitoring and Antibiotic Duration in Presumed Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: A Propensity Score–Matched Cohort Across the Veterans Health Administration

BACKGROUND: Randomized controlled trials have shown that procalcitonin-guided algorithms can reduce antibiotic duration for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). The goal of this study was to compare antibiotic duration for LRTIs with and without procalcitonin testing in real-life practice. ME...

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Autores principales: Heren, Jamie E, Lund, Brian C, Alexander, Bruce, Livorsi, Daniel J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10629903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37942465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad520

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10629903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37942465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad520

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