Cost-Effectiveness of Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy for Outpatient Management of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults

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[2] Nuorti JP(1997)Antibiotic prescribing for adults with colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis by ambulatory care physicians JAMA 278 901-904

[3] Griffin MR(2001)Excessive antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections in the United States Clin Infect Dis 33 757-762

[4] Gonzales R(1996)Initial antibiotic therapy for lower respiratory tract infection in the community: a European survey Eur Respir J 9 1590-1595

[5] Steiner JF(2003)Predictors of broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections in adult primary care JAMA 289 719-725

[6] Sande MA(2005)Outpatient antibiotic use in Europe and association with resistance: a cross-national database study Lancet 365 579-587

[7] Gonzales R(2008)Antimicrobial drug use and resistance in Europe Emerg Infect Dis 14 1722-1730

[8] Malone DC(2006)National campaigns to improve antibiotic use Eur J Clin Pharmacol 62 373-379

[9] Maselli JH(2011)C-reactive protein testing does not decrease antibiotic use for acute cough illness when compared to a clinical algorithm J Emerg Med 41 1-7

[10] Sande MA(2011)Procalcitonin algorithms for antibiotic therapy decisions: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and recommendations for clinical algorithms Arch Intern Med 171 1322-1331

[1] Grijalva CG(2009)Antibiotic prescription rates for acute respiratory tract infections in US ambulatory settings JAMA 302 758-766

[2] Nuorti JP(1997)Antibiotic prescribing for adults with colds, upper respiratory tract infections, and bronchitis by ambulatory care physicians JAMA 278 901-904

[3] Griffin MR(2001)Excessive antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections in the United States Clin Infect Dis 33 757-762

[4] Gonzales R(1996)Initial antibiotic therapy for lower respiratory tract infection in the community: a European survey Eur Respir J 9 1590-1595

[5] Steiner JF(2003)Predictors of broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections in adult primary care JAMA 289 719-725

[6] Sande MA(2005)Outpatient antibiotic use in Europe and association with resistance: a cross-national database study Lancet 365 579-587

[7] Gonzales R(2008)Antimicrobial drug use and resistance in Europe Emerg Infect Dis 14 1722-1730

[8] Malone DC(2006)National campaigns to improve antibiotic use Eur J Clin Pharmacol 62 373-379

[9] Maselli JH(2011)C-reactive protein testing does not decrease antibiotic use for acute cough illness when compared to a clinical algorithm J Emerg Med 41 1-7

[10] Sande MA(2011)Procalcitonin algorithms for antibiotic therapy decisions: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and recommendations for clinical algorithms Arch Intern Med 171 1322-1331