title: Empiric antimicrobial therapy of community-acquired pneumonia: clinical diagnosis versus procalcitonin levels.
authors.forename: Burke A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide