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Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotics after Surgery for Peritonitis: A Randomized Controlled Study

BACKGROUND: Serum procalcitonin (PCT) is a useful biomarker to tailor the duration of antibiotics in respiratory infections. The objective of this study was to determine whether PCT levels could tailor postoperative antibiotic therapy in patients operated for peritonitis. METHOD: Patients with perit...

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Autores principales: Slieker, Juliette C., Aellen, Steve, Eggimann, Philippe, Guarnero, Valentine, Schäfer, Markus, Demartines, Nicolas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5451779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28607552
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3457614

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