Procalcitonin for Antibiotic Prescription in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Clinical Perspective

The 2020 Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease report indicates that the blood biomarker procalcitonin (PCT) may assist in decision-making regarding the initiation of antibiotics for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. PCT is an acute-phase reactant that increases in...

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Autores principales: Chen, Ken, Pleasants, Katherine A., Pleasants, Roy A., Beiko, Tatsiana, Washburn, Ronald G., Yu, Zhiheng, Zhai, Suodi, Drummond, M. Bradley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2020
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7672148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32676981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41030-020-00123-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7672148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32676981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41030-020-00123-8

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