Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With COVID-19: A Multicenter Observational Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: Despite the low rate of bacterial coinfection, antibiotics are very commonly prescribed in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. RESEARCH QUESTION: Does the use of a procalcitonin (PCT)-guided antibiotic protocol safely reduce the use of antibiotics in patients with a COVID-19 infection?...

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Autores principales: Hessels, Lisa, Speksnijder, Esther, Paternotte, Nienke, van Huisstede, Astrid, Thijs, Willemien, Scheer, Margot, van der Steen-Dieperink, Mariëlle, Knarren, Lieve, van Den Bergh, Joop P., Winckers, Kristien, Henry, Ronald, Simsek, Suat, Boersma, Wim G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Chest Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2023
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Chest Infections: Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10132833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37116748
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2023.04.032

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10132833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37116748
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2023.04.032

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