Procalcitonin reduces antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis but not other causes of lower respiratory tract infection

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Barry, Henry, et al., editors. "Procalcitonin Reduces Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Bronchitis but Not Other Causes of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection." EE+ POEM Archive, John Wiley & Sons, 2019. Evidence Central, evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/infoPOEMs/1314535/all/Procalcitonin_reduces_antibiotic_prescribing_for_acute_bronchitis_but_not_other_causes_of_lower_respiratory_tract_infection.

Procalcitonin reduces antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis but not other causes of lower respiratory tract infection. In: Barry H, Ebell MH, Shaughnessy AF, et al, eds. EE+ POEM Archive. John Wiley & Sons; 2019. https://evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/infoPOEMs/1314535/all/Procalcitonin_reduces_antibiotic_prescribing_for_acute_bronchitis_but_not_other_causes_of_lower_respiratory_tract_infection. Accessed January 18, 2019.

Procalcitonin reduces antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis but not other causes of lower respiratory tract infection. (2019). In Barry, H., Ebell, M. H., Shaughnessy, A. F., & Slawson, D. C. (Eds.), EE+ POEM Archive. Available from https://evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/infoPOEMs/1314535/all/Procalcitonin_reduces_antibiotic_prescribing_for_acute_bronchitis_but_not_other_causes_of_lower_respiratory_tract_infection

Procalcitonin Reduces Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Bronchitis but Not Other Causes of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection [Internet]. In: Barry H, Ebell MH, Shaughnessy AF, Slawson DC, editors. EE+ POEM Archive. John Wiley & Sons; 2019. [cited 2019 January 18]. Available from: https://evidence.unboundmedicine.com/evidence/view/infoPOEMs/1314535/all/Procalcitonin_reduces_antibiotic_prescribing_for_acute_bronchitis_but_not_other_causes_of_lower_respiratory_tract_infection

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