Procalcitonin guidance for reduction of antibiotic use in patients hospitalized with severe acute exacerbations of asthma: a randomized controlled study with 12-month follow-up

INTRODUCTION: Patients with severe acute exacerbations of asthma often receive inappropriate antibiotic treatment. We aimed to determine whether serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels can effectively and safely reduce antibiotic exposure in patients experiencing exacerbations of asthma. METHODS: In this r...

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Autores principales: Long, Wei, Li, Li-juan, Huang, Gao-zhong, Zhang, Xue-min, Zhang, Yi-cui, Tang, Jian-guo, Zhang, Yu, Lu, Gang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4180966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25189222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-014-0471-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4180966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25189222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-014-0471-7

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