Blood test may lower antibiotic usage in lower respiratory tract infections.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood; D000075202:Contraindications; D017046:Cost Savings; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013557:Switzerland; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D002116:Calcitonin