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Clinical outcomes associated with procalcitonin algorithms to guide antibiotic therapy in respiratory tract infections

Schuetz, P. and Briel, M. and Mueller, B.. (2013) Clinical outcomes associated with procalcitonin algorithms to guide antibiotic therapy in respiratory tract infections. Journal of the American Medical Association, 309 (7). pp. 717-718.

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Abstract

CLINICAL QUESTION: In patients with respiratory tract infection, is measurement of procalcitonin to guide antibiotic prescriptions associated with reduced antibiotic exposure without increases in all-cause mortality or treatment failure? BOTTOM LINE: The measurement of procalcitonin to guide initiation and duration of antibiotic treatment in patients with respiratory tract infections of varying severity is associated with lower antibiotic exposure without increasing all-cause mortality or treatment failure.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Allgemeine innere Medizin AG > Argovia Professur für Medizin (Müller)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Allgemeine innere Medizin AG > Argovia Professur für Medizin (Müller)
UniBasel Contributors:Müller, Beat
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Further Journal Contribution
Publisher:American Medical Association
ISSN:0098-7484
e-ISSN:1538-3598
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal item
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