Efficacy and safety of the point-of-care procalcitonin test for determining the antibiotic treatment duration in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to assess the efficacy of point-of-care (POC) procalcitonin (PCT) serial measurement in determining the antibiotic treatment duration in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). METHODS: One hundred patients were randomly recruited and then further ra...

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Autores principales: Mazlan, Mohd Z., Ismail, Mohd A.H., Ali, Saedah, Salmuna, Zeti N., Shukeri, Wan F. Wan Muhd, Omar, Mahamarowi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2021
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Original and Clinical Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10158486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34006044
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ait.2021.104300

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10158486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34006044
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ait.2021.104300

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