ERS/ESICM/ESCMID/ALAT guidelines for the management of severe community-acquired pneumonia

. 2023 Apr 4:1–18. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07033-8

Recommendation
We suggest the use of PCT to reduce the duration of antibiotic treatment in patients with sCAP. Conditional recommendation, low quality of evidence.
Remarks: The recommendation of using PCT must be considered together with clinical assessment with the aim of reducing antibiotic treatment duration. PCT might not be useful when clinical stability is achieved, and duration of antibiotic therapy is between 5 and 7 days.

Recommendation

We suggest the use of PCT to reduce the duration of antibiotic treatment in patients with sCAP.

Conditional recommendation, low quality of evidence.

Remarks: The recommendation of using PCT must be considered together with clinical assessment with the aim of reducing antibiotic treatment duration. PCT might not be useful when clinical stability is achieved, and duration of antibiotic therapy is between 5 and 7 days.