Commentaries on 'procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections' with a response from the review authors

Evid Based Child Health. 2013 Jul;8(4):1372-4. doi: 10.1002/ebch.1928.

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.

Keywords: ARI; acute respiratory illness; antibiotic stewardship; children; individual patient data metaanalysis; procalcitonin.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Bacterial Infections / blood*
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Calcitonin / blood*
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Protein Precursors / blood*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / blood*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • CALCA protein, human
  • Protein Precursors
  • Calcitonin
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide