In patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), guidelines recommend antibiotic
therapy adjustment according to microbiology results after 72 h. Circulating procalcitonin …

Objective To assess the predictive capacity for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP) of serum procalcitonin levels before and on the day it is suspected …

We investigated the value of procalcitonin kinetics as a prognostic marker during ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP). This prospective, observational study was conducted in a …

Rationale: In patients with community-acquired pneumonia, guidelines recommend
antibiotic treatment for 7 to 21 d. Procalcitonin is elevated in bacterial infections, and its …

Background Reduced duration of antibiotic treatment might contain the emergence of
multidrug-resistant bacteria in intensive care units. We aimed to establish the effectiveness …

This meta‐analysis was performed to determine the accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) in
predicting mortality in pneumonia patients with different pathogenic features and disease …

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Promising results in relation to severity assessment and
treatment of patients with communityacquired pneumonia (CAP) have recently been …

Previous randomized controlled trials suggest that using clinical algorithms based on
procalcitonin levels, a marker of bacterial infections, results in reduced antibiotic use without …

Objectives: To test the usefulness of procalcitonin serum level for the reduction of antibiotic
consumption in intensive care unit patients. Design: Single-center, prospective, randomized …

Background Lower respiratory tract infections are often treated with antibiotics without
evidence of clinically relevant bacterial disease. Serum calcitonin precursor concentrations …