Procalcitonin to guide antibiotic administration in COPD exacerbations: a meta-analysis

Challenges in the differentiation of the aetiology of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) have led to significant overuse of antibiotics. Serum procalcitonin, released in response to bacterial infections, but not viral infections, could possibly identify AECOPD requ...

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Autores principales: Mathioudakis, Alexander G., Chatzimavridou-Grigoriadou, Victoria, Corlateanu, Alexandru, Vestbo, Jørgen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2017
Materias:
Reviews
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9488925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143877
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0073-2016

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9488925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143877
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0073-2016

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