[Correspondence] Reassessment of a meta-analysis of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for lower respiratory tract infections

We have concerns about the assertion of Philipp Schuetz and colleagues1 that treatment of lower respiratory tract infections with procalcitonin-guided antibiotics reduces mortality. We pose three issues, formed on the basis of further research of the data online.2

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - January 26, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Aarati Keshary, Robert G Badgett Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research