Procalcitonin CANNOT Reliably Rule-In Nor Rule-Out Pneumonia

I’ve seen many antibiotics provided to patients in my career just for an elevated procalcitonin. I’ve also seen antibiotics withheld for a negative procalcitonin. But should we even be using this for anything outside of antibiotic stewardship? All these articles are on my website and you should read them for yourself rather than trust me, as always. But this is something that we should spread the word and be aware of. Show Notes: https://eddyjoemd.com/procalcitonin/