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Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy for Acute Respiratory Infections.

Carl A. Morris, Kathleen J. Paul, Sarah M Safranek

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Abstract

A procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy algorithm should be used to decrease antibiotic use in adults with acute respiratory infections. The use of a procalcitonin-guided therapy algorithm reduces antibiotic use by 3.47 days without increasing morbidity or mortality in adults with acute respiratory infections.

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A procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy algorithm should be used to decrease antibiotic use in adults with acute respiratory infections. The use of a procalcitonin-guided therapy algorithm reduces antibiotic use by 3.47 days without increasing morbidity or mortality in adults with acute respiratory infections.

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A procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy algorithm should be used to decrease antibiotic use in adults with acute respiratory infections. The use of a procalcitonin-guided therapy algorithm reduces antibiotic use by 3.47 days without increasing morbidity or mortality in adults with acute respiratory infections.

Key concepts: Procalcitonin, Medicine, Antibiotic therapy, Antibiotics, Intensive care medicine, Respiratory system, Internal medicine, Respiratory tract infections

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