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Using Procalcitonin to Guide Antibiotic Therapy
Procalcitonin levels rise in response to systemic inflammation, especially of bacterial origin. Multiple randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that procalcitonin-based algorithms can safely reduce antibiotic use in 2 clinical scenarios. First, in stable, low-risk patients with respiratory i...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5414114/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28480245 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw249 |