Objective To investigate the feasibility of serum procalcitonin ( PCT ) levels determining the timing of antibiotic therapy termination in patients with community-acquired pneumonia ( CAP) by randomised con-trolled trial. Methods 220 inpatients with pneumonia were randomly divided into two groups:140 patients in the experimental group and 80 patients in the control group. In the experimental group, serum PCT was detected within 24 hours. If their serum PCT>0. 5ng/ml they were checked every other day for blood later. Antibiotic treatment were ad...