The main objective is to evaluate the interest of the repeated measurement of procalcitonin in patients with pulmonary infection to reduce the duration of antibiotic therapy in comparison with a conventional clinical strategy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
117
The recommendations will be based on the level of PCT: 4 levels of advice will be given: * It is highly recommended to stop antibiotics if PCT \<0.1ng/ml, and the recommended stop if 0.1ng/ml \<PCT \<0.25 ng / ml. * It is recommended to continue treatment if 0.25 ng / ml \<PCT ng / ml. * Finally, if the initial PCT greater than 10 ng / ml, a stop will be advised in case of reduction to less than 10% of baseline level.
University Hospital Grenoble
Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Duration of antibiotic therapy
Time frame: Success of antibiotic therapy within 45 days of inclusion
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