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Procalcitonin measurements for guiding antibiotic treatment in pediatric pneumonia

Susanna Esposito, Claudia Tagliabue, Irene Picciolli, Margherita Semino, Caterina Sabatini, Silvia Consolo, Samantha Bosis, Raffaella Pinzani, Nicola Principi

Respiratory Medicine · 2011 · 159 citations · 26 references

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Use of procalcitonin to reduce patients' exposure to antibiotics in intensive care units (PRORATA trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Lila Bouadma, Charles‐Édouard Luyt, Florence Tubach et al. · The Lancet · 2010 · 1.2K citations

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Effect of procalcitonin-guided treatment on antibiotic use and outcome in lower respiratory tract infections: cluster-randomised, single-blinded intervention trial

Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Daiana Jaccard-Stolz, Roland Bingisser et al. · The Lancet · 2004 · 1.1K citations

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Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Philipp Schüetz, Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Robert V. Thomann et al. · JAMA · 2009 · 954 citations

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Pocket book of hospital care for children: guidelines for the management of common illnesses with limited resources

J A ThomsonChavan · Europe PMC (PubMed Central) · 2006 · 404 citations

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BTS Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Childhood

Thorax · 2002 · 353 citations · Full text

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