... Switzerland were included. Patients were ran-domly assigned to an intervention group, where guidanceof antibiotic therapy was based on PCT cut off ranges orto a standard group where guidance of antibiotic ... Aarau, Switzerland and 9Brahms AG, Neuendorfstraße 25, 16761 Hennigsdorf, GermanyReferences1. Niederman MS, Mandell LA, Anzueto A, Bass JB, Broughton WA, Campbell GD, Dean N, File T, Fine ... reported results. PS, MW and BM drafted the manuscript. Allauthors amended and commented on the manuscript and approved the finalversion.AcknowledgementsWe thank our Data Safety and Monitoring Board,...