title: Procalcitonin-based guidelines and lower respiratory tract infections.
authors.forename: Jochen W L
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Cals
authors.forename: Joshua P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Metlay
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide