Procalcitonin levels to guide antibiotic therapy in adults with non-microbiologically proven apparent severe sepsis: a randomised controlled trial

OBJECTIVE: Some patients with the phenotype of severe sepsis may have no overt source of infection or identified pathogen. We investigated whether a procalcitonin-based algorithm influenced antibiotic use in patients with non-microbiologically proven apparent severe sepsis. DESIGN: This multicentre,...

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Autores principales: Annane, Djillali, Maxime, Virginie, Faller, Jean Pierre, Mezher, Chaouki, Clec'h, Christophe, Martel, Patricia, Gonzales, Hélène, Feissel, Marc, Cohen, Yves, Capellier, Gilles, Gharbi, Miloud, Nardi, Olivier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Intensive Care
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3586059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23418298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002186

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3586059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23418298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002186

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