Procalcitonin Guidance to Reduce Antibiotic Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Children and Adolescents (ProPAED): A Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are overused in children and adolescents with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Serum-procalcitonin (PCT) can be used to guide treatment when bacterial infection is suspected. Its role in pediatric LRTI is unclear. METHODS: Between 01/2009 and 02/2010 we randomized pr...

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Autores principales: Baer, Gurli, Baumann, Philipp, Buettcher, Michael, Heininger, Ulrich, Berthet, Gerald, Schäfer, Juliane, Bucher, Heiner C., Trachsel, Daniel, Schneider, Jacques, Gambon, Muriel, Reppucci, Diana, Bonhoeffer, Jessica M., Stähelin-Massik, Jody, Schuetz, Philipp, Mueller, Beat, Szinnai, Gabor, Schaad, Urs B., Bonhoeffer, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068419

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