title: Commentaries on 'procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections' with a response from the review authors.
abstract: These are commentaries on a Cochrane review, published in this issue of EBCH, first published as: Schuetz P, Müller B, Christ-Crain M, Stolz D, Tamm M, Bouadma L, Luyt CE, Wolff M, Chastre J, Tubach F, Kristoffersen KB, Burkhardt O, Welte T, Schroeder S, Nobre V, Wei L, Bhatnagar N, Bucher HC, Briel M. Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 9. Art. No.: CD007498. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007498.pub2.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. vsabhaney@cw.bc.ca.
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sabhaney
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Enarson
authors.forename: Adam D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: Enitan D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Carrol
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
keywords: ARI; acute respiratory illness; antibiotic stewardship; children; individual patient data metaanalysis; procalcitonin