Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

• Hauptverfasser: Werner C. Albrich (Verfasst von), Beat Müller (Verfasst von), Frank Dusemund (Verfasst von), Daniel Drozdov (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: MDPI AG, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Background: In 14 randomized controlled studies to date, a procalcitonin (PCT)-based algorithm has been proven to markedly reduce the use of antibiotics along with an unimpaired high safety and low complication rates in patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). However, compliance wi...