title: Can procalcitonin testing reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections?
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TP, UK. giuseppe.bignardi@chs.northy.nhs.uk
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Bignardi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heycock
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Majmudar
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide