Procalcitonin for diagnosis of infection and guide to antibiotic decisions: past, present and future

There are a number of limitations to using conventional diagnostic markers for patients with clinical suspicion of infection. As a consequence, unnecessary and prolonged exposure to antimicrobial agents adversely affect patient outcomes, while inappropriate antibiotic therapy increases antibiotic re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Schuetz, Philipp, Albrich, Werner, Mueller, Beat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3186747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21936959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-9-107

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3186747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21936959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-9-107

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