Cost-Effectiveness of Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy for Outpatient Management of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults

BACKGROUND: Two clinical trials suggest that procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy can safely reduce antibiotic prescribing in outpatient management of acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in adults. Yet, it remains unclear whether procalcitonin testing is cost-effective in this setting. OBJ...

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Auteurs principaux: Michaelidis, Constantinos I., Zimmerman, Richard K., Nowalk, Mary Patricia, Fine, Michael J., Smith, Kenneth J.
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Springer US 2013
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3965735/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24234394
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-013-2679-7
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