Procalcitonin as a Biomarker in Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review.

CONCLUSIONS: The limited existing literature on the role of PCT in diagnosis, management, and prediction of clinical outcomes in ARS suggests that PCT-based guidelines for antibiotic prescription are a safe and effective method of minimizing unnecessary antibiotic use.
PMID: 30871341 [PubMed - in process]

Source: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy - February 28, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Dilger AE, Peters AT, Wunderink RG, Tan BK, Kern RC, Conley DB, Welch KC, Holl JL, Smith SS Tags: Am J Rhinol Allergy Source Type: research