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- Title
Capsule Commentary on Michaelidis et al., Cost-Effectiveness of Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy for Outpatient Management of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults.
- Authors
Davis-Ajami, Mary
- Abstract
The author comments on the study "Cost-Effectiveness of Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy for Outpatient Management of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults," by C. I. Michaelidis and colleagues. Topics discussed by the author include the procalcitonin testing, the cost-effectiveness model which uses two European clinical trials, and the important secondary costs associated with antibiotic resistance.
- Subjects
ANTIBIOTICS; OUTPATIENT medical care; COST effectiveness; CLINICAL trials; DRUG resistance; RESPIRATORY infections
- Publication
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 4, p646
- ISSN
0884-8734
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11606-013-2735-3