Role of biomarkers in the management of antibiotic therapy: an expert panel review: I – currently available biomarkers for clinical use in acute infections

miR-155: an ancient regulator of the immune system

(2013) Elena Vigorito et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Procalcitonin to Guide Initiation and Duration of Antibiotic Treatment in Acute Respiratory Infections: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

(2012) Philipp Schuetz et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Serum MicroRNA Signatures Identified by Solexa Sequencing Predict Sepsis Patients’ Mortality: A Prospective Observational Study

(2012) Huijuan Wang et al.   PLoS One

Measurement of Plasma STREM-1 in Patients With Severe Sepsis Receiving Early Goal-Directed Therapy and Evaluation of Its Usefulness

(2012) Su Jin Jeong et al.   SHOCK

Diagnostic Accuracy of HMGB-1, sTREM-1, and CD64 as Markers of Sepsis in Patients Recently Admitted to the Emergency Department

(2011) Laura Y. Gámez-Díaz et al.   ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Usefulness of presepsin (sCD14-ST) measurements as a marker for the diagnosis and severity of sepsis that satisfied diagnostic criteria of systemic inflammatory response syndrome

(2011) Tatsuyori Shozushima et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Plasma level of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor as a predictor of disease severity and case fatality in patients with bacteraemia: a prospective cohort study

(2011) R. Huttunen et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Procalcitonin guidance and reduction of antibiotic use in acute respiratory tract infection

(2010) O. Burkhardt et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Biomarkers for pediatric sepsis and septic shock

(2010) Stephen W Standage et al.   Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Use of procalcitonin to reduce patients' exposure to antibiotics in intensive care units (PRORATA trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

(2010) Lila Bouadma et al.   LANCET

Biomarker discovery and development in pediatric critical care medicine*

(2010) Jennifer M. Kaplan et al.   Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Midregional Proadrenomedullin as a Prognostic Tool in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

(2009) David T. Huang et al.   CHEST

Procalcitonin for reduced antibiotic exposure in ventilator-associated pneumonia: a randomised study

(2009) D. Stolz et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

(2009) Philipp Schuetz et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Induction of microRNA‐155 duringHelicobacter pyloriInfection and Its Negative Regulatory Role in the Inflammatory Response

(2009) Bin Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Use of Procalcitonin-Guided Decision-Making to Shorten Antibiotic Therapy in Suspected Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis: Prospective Randomized Intervention Trial

(2009) Martin Stocker et al.   Neonatology

MicroRNA Fingerprints Identify miR-150 as a Plasma Prognostic Marker in Patients with Sepsis

(2009) Catalin Vasilescu et al.   PLoS One

Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Use vs a Standard Approach for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care

(2008) Matthias Briel et al.   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Use of Procalcitonin to Shorten Antibiotic Treatment Duration in Septic Patients

(2007) Vandack Nobre et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE