Procalcitonin and pyuria-based algorithm reduces antibiotic use in urinary tract infections: a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common drivers of antibiotic use. The minimal effective duration of antibiotic therapy for UTIs is unknown, but any reduction is important to diminish selection pressure for antibiotic resistance, costs, and drug-related side-effects. The aim of this s...

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Autores principales: Drozdov, Daniel, Schwarz, Stefanie, Kutz, Alexander, Grolimund, Eva, Rast, Anna Christina, Steiner, Deborah, Regez, Katharina, Schild, Ursula, Guglielmetti, Merih, Conca, Antoinette, Reutlinger, Barbara, Ottiger, Cornelia, Buchkremer, Florian, Haubitz, Sebastian, Blum, Claudine, Huber, Andreas, Buergi, Ulrich, Schuetz, Philipp, Bock, Andreas, Fux, Christoph Andreas, Mueller, Beat, Albrich, Werner Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4427918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25934044
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0347-y

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