Journal article
Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections
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 antibiotic therapy (PCT-guided antibiotic therapy). Several randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated the feasibility of using procalcitonin …
Authors
Schuetz P; Wirz Y; Sager R; Christ‐Crain M; Stolz D; Tamm M; Bouadma L; Luyt CE; Wolff M; Chastre J
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2019, No. 10,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd007498.pub3
ISSN
1361-6137