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Suggested algorithms for using procalcitonin to guide antibiotic therapy in stable patients with respiratory infections and critically ill patients with sepsis. CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; PCT, procalcitonin; PSI, Pneumonia Severity Index.
