Procalcitonin for selecting the antibiotic regimen in outpatients with low-risk community-acquired pneumonia using a rapid point-of-care testing: A single-arm clinical trial

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the role of procalcitonin (PCT) to guide the initial selection of the antibiotic regimen for low-risk community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). METHODS: A single-arm clinical trial was conducted including outpatients with CAP and Pneumonia Severity Index risk classes I-II. An...

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Autores principales: Masiá, Mar, Padilla, Sergio, Ortiz de la Tabla, Victoria, González, Matilde, Bas, Cristina, Gutiérrez, Félix
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5398537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28426811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175634

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5398537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28426811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175634

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