TY  - JOUR
T1  - CLinical outcomes associated with procalcitonin algorithms to guide antibiotic therapy in respiratory tract infections
AU  - Schuetz P, Briel M, Mueller B
Y1  - 2013/02/20
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2013.697
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 717
EP  - 718
VL  - 309
IS  - 7
N2  - 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.
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.697
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.697
ER  -