The role of procalcitonin as a guide for the diagnosis, prognosis, and decision of antibiotic therapy for lower respiratory tract infections

The role of procalcitonin as a guide for the diagnosis, prognosis, and decision of antibiotic therapy for lower respiratory tract infections

Objectives: To assess the value of PCT as a rapid and sensitive marker for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of lower respiratory tract bacterial infections necessitating antimicrobial treatment and comparing this marker with other markers of infections including C-reactive protein (CRP) and total w...

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Main Authors: Amal Abd El-Azeem, Gehan Hamdy, Mohamed Saraya, Esmat Fawzy, Enas Anwar, Sherif Abdulattif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Procalcitonin
Lower respiratory tract infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813001763

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