This site needs JavaScript to work properly. Please enable it to take advantage of the complete set of features!

Skip to main page content

Add to Collections

Your saved search

Name of saved search:

Search terms:

Test search terms

Would you like email updates of new search results?

Yes
No

Email: (change)

Frequency:

Which day?

Which day?

Report format:

Send at most:

Send even when there aren't any new results

Optional text in email:

Your RSS Feed

Editorial

. 2007 Jan;131(1):1-2.

doi: 10.1378/chest.06-2567.

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in COPD exacerbations: closer but not quite there

Fernando J Martinez, Jeffrey L Curtis

PMID: 17218546
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-2567

Editorial

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in COPD exacerbations: closer but not quite there

Fernando J Martinez et al. Chest. 2007 Jan.

. 2007 Jan;131(1):1-2.

doi: 10.1378/chest.06-2567.

Authors

Fernando J Martinez, Jeffrey L Curtis

PMID: 17218546
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-2567

No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

Antibiotic treatment of exacerbations of COPD: a randomized, controlled trial comparing procalcitonin-guidance with standard therapy.
Stolz D, Christ-Crain M, Bingisser R, Leuppi J, Miedinger D, Müller C, Huber P, Müller B, Tamm M. Stolz D, et al. Chest. 2007 Jan;131(1):9-19. doi: 10.1378/chest.06-1500. Chest. 2007. PMID: 17218551 Clinical Trial.

Similar articles

Antibiotic treatment of exacerbations of COPD: a randomized, controlled trial comparing procalcitonin-guidance with standard therapy.
Stolz D, Christ-Crain M, Bingisser R, Leuppi J, Miedinger D, Müller C, Huber P, Müller B, Tamm M. Stolz D, et al. Chest. 2007 Jan;131(1):9-19. doi: 10.1378/chest.06-1500. Chest. 2007. PMID: 17218551 Clinical Trial.
[Systemic markers of exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: how they can help with the decision of whether or not to prescribe antibiotics].
Soler N. Soler N. Arch Bronconeumol. 2008 Nov;44(11):581-3. Arch Bronconeumol. 2008. PMID: 19007562 Spanish. No abstract available.
[Is procalcitonin determination for control of antibiotic therapy in acute respiratory infections of value?].
Schütz P, Müller B, Briel M. Schütz P, et al. Praxis (Bern 1994). 2013 Mar 27;102(7):413-4. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157/a001241. Praxis (Bern 1994). 2013. PMID: 23531909 Review. German. No abstract available.
Effect of procalcitonin-guided treatment on antibiotic use and outcome in lower respiratory tract infections: cluster-randomised, single-blinded intervention trial.
Christ-Crain M, Jaccard-Stolz D, Bingisser R, Gencay MM, Huber PR, Tamm M, Müller B. Christ-Crain M, et al. Lancet. 2004 Feb 21;363(9409):600-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15591-8. Lancet. 2004. PMID: 14987884 Clinical Trial.
Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations.
Tokman S, Schuetz P, Bent S. Tokman S, et al. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011 Jun;9(6):727-35. doi: 10.1586/eri.11.45. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2011. PMID: 21692680 Review.

See all similar articles

Cited by

Current concepts in targeting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease pharmacotherapy: making progress towards personalised management.
Woodruff PG, Agusti A, Roche N, Singh D, Martinez FJ. Woodruff PG, et al. Lancet. 2015 May 2;385(9979):1789-1798. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60693-6. Lancet. 2015. PMID: 25943943 Free PMC article. Review.
Gemifloxacin use in the treatment of acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis.
Jivcu C, Gotfried M. Jivcu C, et al. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2009;4:291-300. doi: 10.2147/copd.s3903. Epub 2009 Aug 3. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2009. PMID: 19684863 Free PMC article. Review.
Utility of serum procalcitonin values in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cautionary note.
Falsey AR, Becker KL, Swinburne AJ, Nylen ES, Snider RH, Formica MA, Hennessey PA, Criddle MM, Peterson DR, Walsh EE. Falsey AR, et al. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2012;7:127-35. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S29149. Epub 2012 Feb 23. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2012. PMID: 22399852 Free PMC article.
Pathogen-directed therapy in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Martinez FJ. Martinez FJ. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2007 Dec;4(8):647-58. doi: 10.1513/pats.200707-097TH. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2007. PMID: 18073397 Free PMC article. Review.
Procalcitonin levels in acute exacerbation of COPD admitted in ICU: a prospective cohort study.
Daubin C, Parienti JJ, Vabret A, Ramakers M, Fradin S, Terzi N, Freymuth F, Charbonneau P, du Cheyron D. Daubin C, et al. BMC Infect Dis. 2008 Oct 23;8:145. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-145. BMC Infect Dis. 2008. PMID: 18947382 Free PMC article.

See all "Cited by" articles

Publication types

Actions
Actions

MeSH terms

Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions

Substances

Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources
- Elsevier Science
- Ovid Technologies, Inc.
Medical
- MedlinePlus Health Information