Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections.
Schuetz P, Wirz Y, Sager R, Christ-Crain M, Stolz D, Tamm M, Bouadma L, Luyt CE, Wolff M, Chastre J, Tubach F, Kristoffersen KB, Burkhardt O, Welte T, Schroeder S, Nobre V, Wei L, Bucher HC, Bhatnagar N, Annane D, Reinhart K, Branche A, Damas P, Nijsten M, de Lange DW, Deliberato RO, Lima SS, Maravić-Stojković V, Verduri A, Cao B, Shehabi Y, Beishuizen A, Jensen JS, Corti C, Van Oers JA, Falsey AR, de Jong E, Oliveira CF, Beghe B, Briel M, Mueller B.
Schuetz P, et al.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Oct 12;10(10):CD007498. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007498.pub3.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017.
PMID: 29025194
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SELECTION CRITERIA: We included RCTs of adult participants with ARIs who received an antibiotic treatment either based on a procalcitonin algorithm (PCT-guided antibiotic stewardship algorithm) or usual care. We excluded trials if they focused exclusively on children or us …
SELECTION CRITERIA: We included RCTs of adult participants with ARIs who received an antibiotic treatment either based on a procalcitonin al …