Test may lower antibiotic use

New method could cut unnecessary prescriptions.

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Christ-Crain, M. et al. Effect of procalcitonin-guided treatment on antibiotic use and outcome in lower respiratory tract infections: cluster-randomised, single-blinded intervention trial. The Lancet, 363, 600 - 607, (2004).
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Helen R. Pilcher
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Pilcher, H. Test may lower antibiotic use. Nature (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/news040216-17