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1968. Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in a US Academic Medical Center

BACKGROUND: European trials using procalcitonin (PCT)-guided antibiotic therapy for patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) have resulted in significant reductions in antibiotic use without increasing adverse outcomes. Few prospective studies have examined PCT-guided antibiotic thera...

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Autores principales: Townsend, Jennifer, Adams-Sommer, Victoria, Galiatsatos, Panagis, Pearse, David, Kisuule, Flora, Pantle, Hardin, Masterson, Mary, Kiruthi, Catherine, Ortiz, Paul, Jacob, Elsen, Sama, Jacob, Melgar, Michael, Nayak, Seema, Irwin, Jillian, Mazidi, Cyrus, Stern, Sam, Agbanlog, Albert, Jurao, Robert, Psoter, Kevin, McKenzie, Robin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253591/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1624