Effect of procalcitonin-guided therapy on antibiotic usage in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation

Effect of procalcitonin-guided therapy on antibiotic usage in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease. In patients with COPD, the clinical manifestations of acute exacerbations due to infectious and noninfectious causes are similar. The differential diagnosis of these two conditions is very import...

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Main Authors: Randa S. Mohammad, Waleed M. El-Sorougi, Hisham H. Eissa, Abeer S. Mohamed, Khaled E. Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Subjects:
acute exacerbation
antibiotics
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
procalcitonin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.4103/1687-8426.184376

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