Biomarker guided antibiotic stewardship in community acquired pneumonia: A randomized controlled trial.

<h4>Background</h4>In community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), the role of biomarkers to shorten duration of antibiotic treatment has not been firmly established. We assessed the effectiveness of active feedback of treatment algorithms based on procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP)...

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Main Authors: Ruud Duijkers, Hendrik J Prins, Martijn Kross, Dominic Snijders, Jan W K van den Berg, Gwendolyn M Werkman, Nynke van der Veen, Marianne Schoorl, Marc J M Bonten, Cornelis H van Werkhoven, Wim G Boersma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307193