Antibiotics in Patients With Acute Respiratory Tract Infection With Procalcitonin as Parameter

Antibiotics in Patients With Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care in Consideration of Procalcitonin as Additive Parameter

Antibiotics in patients with acute respiratory tract infections in primary care in consideration of procalcitonin as additive parameter.

The purpose of this study is to compare the ordinary manner of antibiotic- prescription with the prescription in consideration of procalcitonin-value in patients with acute respiratory tract infections.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years or older
• Informed consent
• Respiratory tract infection based on the clinical judgement of the primary care physician

Exclusion Criteria:

• Antibiotic pretreatment in previous 14 days
• Portal hypertension
• Major surgeries or multiple trauma which require hospitalization, in previous 4 weeks
• Autoimmune disease and systemic diseases (lupus erythematodes, wegener´s disease)
• Peritoneal dialysis
• Acute treated or recently operated medullary c-cell-carcinoma, SCLC, carcinoid
• Other inflammatory diseases (e.g. urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis, pancreatitis