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Exploration of the Acceptance of the Use of Procalcitonin Point-of-Care Testing and Lung Ultrasonography by General Practitioners to Decide on Antibiotic Prescriptions for Lower Respiratory Infections: A Qualitative Study

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives We aimed to explore the acceptance and opinions of general practitioners (GPs) on the use of procalcitonin point-of-care and lung ultrasonography for managing patients with lower respiratory tract infections in primary care.
Andreas Kronenberg, Nicolas Senn, Loïc Lhopitallier, Yolanda Mueller, Jean-Yves Meuwly, Noémie Boillat-Blanco, Daniel Geis, Nina Canova, Fabienne Fasseur   +8 more
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Management of acute bronchitis in healthy adults. [PDF]

, 2004
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are the most common infections in humans, accounting for half of all acute conditions each year in the United States. Acute bronchitis episodes represent a significant portion of these illnesses.
Aagaard, Eva, Gonzales, Ralph
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Non-skeletal activities of vitamin d: From physiology to brain pathology [PDF]

, 2019
Vitamin D is a secosteroid hormone regulating the expression of almost 900 genes, and it is involved in the regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism, immune response, and brain development.
Bruna Lo Sasso, Chiara Bellia, Concetta Scazzone, Giorgia Iacolino, Giulia Bivona, Luisa Agnello, Marcello Ciaccio   +6 more
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Derivation and validation of the Pediatric Community‐Acquired Pneumonia Severity (PedCAPS) score: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a frequent and costly cause of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. Previous prognostic tools for CAP are limited by small samples, single‐center or retrospective designs, lack of generalizability to ED settings, lack of biomarkers, or limited objective data.
Todd A. Florin, Ron Reeder, Lilliam Ambroggio, Richard M. Ruddy, Samir S. Shah, Allison Cator, Matthew J. Lipshaw, Geoffrey A. Capraro, Laura F. Sartori, Amy Y. Cheng, Leah Tzimenatos, Patrick S. Walsh, Claudia R. Morris, Chris A. Rees, Son H. McLaren, Tamar R. Lubell, Chari D. Larsen, Justin Moher, Eileen J. Klein, Shubhada Hooli, Nathan Kuppermann, Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) PedCAPS Investigators   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospital management of community-acquired pneumonia in Malta [PDF]

, 2012
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a common diagnosis requiring hospital admission and a leading cause of death worldwide. No local guideline is currently available for the management of CAP.
Callus, Roberta, Mamo, Jonathan, Micallef, Josef, Montefort, Stephen   +3 more
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Diagnostic Value Parameters Of Acute Phase Reactances Of Infectious-inflammatory Process In Diagnostics Of Early Neonatal Sepsis [PDF]

, 2018
An advanced progress of clinical neonatology in recent years has enabled to achieve considerable success in newborn management with due respect to both medical treatment and general care, especially in the group of neonates with low body weight at birth.
Bezrukov, L. (Leonid), Koloskova, O. (Olena), Vlasova, O. (Olena)   +2 more
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Streamlining antibiotic use in community acquired pneumonia: A quality improvement initiative

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Evidence suggests a 3‐day total duration and early transition to oral therapy is safe in hospitalized patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP)—though such care is not standard in the United States. To implement these evidence‐based practices, a multidisciplinary group led by a hospitalist and antimicrobial stewardship ...
Claire E. Ciarkowski, Karen Howard, Hannah Imlay, Chaorong Wu, Christy L. Hopkins, Valerie M. Vaughn, Emily S. Spivak   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use and misuse of procalcitonin in the management of pneumonia: a retrospective analysis at a large tertiary care center

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: Antibiotics overuse leads to bacterial resistance. The biomarker procalcitonin rises with bacterial pneumonias and remains normal in viral respiratory tract infections.
Doris C. Obimba, Aaron Shaykevich, Danielle R. Vitale, Christopher A. Rudmann, Heather Korrie, Joseph Miles, Christopher Noel, Ivayla I. Geneva   +7 more
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Combination of Procalcitonin Value on Hospital Admission and Its Subsequent Change in Value Is Associated With the Prognosis of Sepsis

Critical Care Explorations, 2021
Objectives:. To evaluate the relationship between the procalcitonin value in blood on hospital admission and its subsequent change and prognosis among sepsis patients. Design:. A single-center, retrospective, observational study. Setting:.
Arisa Muratsu, MD, Takashi Muroya, MD, PhD, Yusuke Katayama, MD, PhD, Kentaro Shimizu, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Ogura, MD, PhD, Yasuyuki Kuwagata, MD, PhD, Takeshi Shimazu, MD, PhD   +6 more
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Procalcitonin to guide taking blood cultures in the intensive care unit; a cluster-randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: We aimed to study the safety and efficacy of procalcitonin in guiding blood cultures taking in critically ill patients with suspected infection.
Duran, S., Geest, P.J. (Patrick) van der, Groeneveld, A.B.J. (Johan), Mohseni, M. (Mostafa), Nieboer, D. (Daan)   +4 more
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