Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections

Schüetz, Philipp; Wirz, Yannick; Sager, Ramon; Christ‐Crain, Mirjam; Stolz, Daiana; Tamm, Michael; Bouadma, Lila; Edouard Luyt, Charles; Wolff, Michel; Chastre, Jean; Tubach, Florence; B Kristoffersen, Kristina; Burkhardt, Olaf; Welte, Tobias; Schröder, Stefan; Nobre, Vandack; Long, Wei; C. Bucher, Heiner; Bhatnagar, Neera; Annane, Djillali; Reinhart, Konrad; R Branche, Angela; Damas, Pierre; W. Nijsten, Maarten; W. de Lange, Dylan; Octávio Deliberato, Rodrigo; S.S. Lima, Stella; Maravić-Stojkovic, Vera; Verduri, Alessia; Cao, Bin; Shehabi, Yahya; Beishuizen, Albertus; Stæhr Jensen, Jens‐Ulrik; Corti, Caspar; AH van Oers, Jos; R. Falsey, Ann; de Jong, Evelien; Oliveira, Carolina; Beghé, Bianca; Briel, Matthias; Müeller, Beat

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd007498.pub3

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Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Oct 12, 2017

Authors:

Philipp Schüetz

Yannick Wirz

Ramon Sager

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) comprise of a large and heterogeneous group of infections including bacterial, viral, and other aetiologies. In recent years, procalcitonin (PCT), a blood marker for bacterial infections, has emerged as a promising tool to improve decisions about antib...

Subject

Procalcitonin

Medicine

Intensive care medicine

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