Point-of-care procalcitonin test to reduce antibiotic exposure in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of COPD

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to investigate whether point-of-care (POC) procalcitonin (PCT) measurement can reduce redundant antibiotic treatment in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). METHODS: One-hundred and twenty adult patients admitted with AECOPD were enroll...

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Autores principales: Corti, Caspar, Fally, Markus, Fabricius-Bjerre, Andreas, Mortensen, Katrine, Jensen, Birgitte Nybo, Andreassen, Helle F, Porsbjerg, Celeste, Knudsen, Jenny Dahl, Jensen, Jens-Ulrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4922826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27382274
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S104051

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4922826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27382274
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S104051

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