Impact of Procalcitonin Guidance on the Management of Adults Hospitalized with Pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia and healthcare-associated pneumonia are often treated with prolonged antibiotic therapy. Procalcitonin (PCT) has effectively and safely reduced antibiotic use for pneumonia in controlled studies. However, limited data exist regarding PCT guidance in real-worl...

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Autores principales: Walsh, Thomas, DiSilvio, Briana, Hammer, Crystal, Beg, Moeezullah, Vishwanathan, Swati, Speredelozzi, Daniel, Moffa, Matthew, Hu, Kurt, Abdulmassih, Rasha, Makadia, Jina, Sandhu, Rikinder, Naddour, Mouhib, Chan-Tompkins, Noreen, Trienski, Tamara, Watson, Courtney, Bremmer, Derek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631656/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx162.043

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