Procalcitonin for selecting the antibiotic regimen in outpatients with low-risk community-acquired pneumonia using a rapid point-of-care testing: A single-arm clinical trial

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Mar Masiá ,

* E-mail: marmasiac@gmail.com (MM); gutierrez_fel@gva.es (FG)

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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Sergio Padilla,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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Victoria Ortiz de la Tabla,

Affiliation Microbiology Service, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, Alicante, Spain
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Matilde González,

Affiliation Emergency Department, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Spain
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Cristina Bas,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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Félix Gutiérrez

* E-mail: marmasiac@gmail.com (MM); gutierrez_fel@gva.es (FG)

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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