Impact of Low Procalcitonin Results on Antibiotic Administration in Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Care Center

Procalcitonin is a sensitive and specific marker of bacterial infection; low results allow clinicians to safely de-escalate antibiotics. This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine the effect of low procalcitonin results on withholding, discontinuing, or de-escalating antibiotics in hospitali...

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Autores principales: Brennan, Meghan B., Osterby, Kurt, Schulz, Lucas, Lepak, Alexander J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2016
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27251126
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40121-016-0114-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27251126
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40121-016-0114-1

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