Point-of-care procalcitonin test to reduce antibiotic exposure in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of COPD

Point-of-care procalcitonin test to reduce antibiotic exposure in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of COPD

Caspar Corti,1 Markus Fally,1 Andreas Fabricius-Bjerre,1 Katrine Mortensen,1 Birgitte Nybo Jensen,1 Helle F Andreassen,1 Celeste Porsbjerg,1 Jenny Dahl Knudsen,2 Jens-Ulrik Jensen1 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, 2Department of Clinical Mi...

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Main Authors: Corti C, Fally M, Fabricius-Bjerre A, Mortensen K, Jensen BN, Andreassen HF, Porsbjerg C, Knudsen JD, Jensen JU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016-06-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
Subjects:
COPD exacerbation
procalcitonin
antibiotic reduction
point-of-care
biomarker
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/point-of-care-procalcitonin-test-to-reduce-antibiotic-exposure-in-pati-peer-reviewed-article-COPD

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