Procalcitonin-guided therapy in intensive care unit patients with severe sepsis and septic shock – a systematic review and meta-analysis

INTRODUCTION: Procalcitonin (PCT) algorithms for antibiotic treatment decisions have been studied in adult patients from primary care, emergency department, and intensive care unit (ICU) settings, suggesting that procalcitonin-guided therapy may reduce antibiotic exposure without increasing the mort...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Prkno, Anna, Wacker, Christina, Brunkhorst, Frank M, Schlattmann, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24330744
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13157

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24330744
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13157

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