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Using procalcitonin to guide antimicrobial duration in sepsis: asking the same questions will not bring different answers

Severe sepsis is a major healthcare problem and the early initiation of antimicrobials is one of the few measures associated with improved outcomes. However, antibiotic overuse is an increasing problem in critical care. Of several potential biomarkers for antibiotic stewardship, procalcitonin repres...

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Autores principales: Salluh, Jorge IF, Nobre, Vandack, Povoa, Pedro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25032999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13870