Highlights
- •The utility of a PCT guided management for respiratory tract infections in ED is still uncertain.
- •In general CAP patients the impact of an early PCT determination in ED was limited.
- •Patients with bloodstream infection could have reduced hospital stay if PCT is obtained in ED
- •Patients ≥ 85 years are more likely to have benefit from PCT determination.
- •PCT might be associated with reduced mortality in patients with severe CAP or high comorbidity
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