Introduction of Procalcitonin Testing and Antibiotic Utilization for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

BACKGROUND: The majority of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) are triggered by nonbacterial causes, yet most patients receive antibiotics. Treatment guided by procalcitonin (PCT), a sensitive biomarker of bacterial infection, safely decreases antibiotic use in man...

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Publié dans:Infect Dis (Auckl)
Auteurs principaux: Ulrich, Robert J, McClung, Daniel, Wang, Bonnie R, Winters, Spencer, Flanders, Scott A, Rao, Krishna
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: SAGE Publications 2019
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6566468/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31223234
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1178633719852626
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