Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Background: In 14 randomized controlled studies to date, a procalcitonin (PCT)-based algorithm has been proven to markedly reduce the use of antibiotics along with an unimpaired high safety and low complication rates in patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). However, compliance wi...

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Autores principales: Drozdov, Daniel, Dusemund, Frank, Müller, Beat, Albrich, Werner C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27029288
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics2010001

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27029288
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics2010001

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