Time Course of C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin Levels During the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin Infections

In a pilot study of 22 patients with an acute bacterial skin infection, serum levels of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin tended to be elevated at presentation and declined within 3–5 days of treatment. Further study of a biomarker-guided treatment strategy to reduce antibiotic overuse in skin in...

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Autores principales: Jenkins, Timothy C, Haukoos, Jason S, Cotton, Eleanor, Weitzenkamp, David, Frank, Daniel N, Burman, William J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5830966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29516022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy029

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5830966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29516022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy029

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