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- Title
Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy: a potentially effective and efficient strategy.
- Authors
Plebani, Mario; Fabbri, Leonardo M.
- Abstract
The authors discuss research on procalcitonin (PCT)-guided antibiotic therapy. They references the study "Economic Evaluation of Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy in Acute Respiratory Infections: A US Health System Perspective" published in the current issue of the journal. Topics covered include the effect of PCT-guided care management results on antibiotic exposure and hospital length of stay, and cost savings associated with PCT protocols of acute respiratory infections.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOMARKERS; RESPIRATORY infections; MEDICAL economics; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine, 2015, Vol 53, Issue 4, p519
- ISSN
1434-6621
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1515/cclm-2015-0061