Can procalcitonin testing reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections?
Bignardi
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Microbiology Department, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TP, UK. giuseppe.bignardi@chs.northy.nhs.uk
Dhar
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Heycock
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Bansal
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Majmudar
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D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide