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Procalcitonin algorithm to guide initial antibiotic therapy in acute exacerbations of COPD admitted to the ICU: a randomized multicenter study

PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy of an antibiotic protocol guided by serum procalcitonin (PCT) with that of standard antibiotic therapy in severe acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPDs) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS: We conducted a multicenter, randomized trial in France. Patients...

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Autores principales: Daubin, Cédric, Valette, Xavier, Thiollière, Fabrice, Mira, Jean-Paul, Hazera, Pascal, Annane, Djillali, Labbe, Vincent, Floccard, Bernard, Fournel, François, Terzi, Nicolas, Du Cheyron, Damien, Parienti, Jean-Jacques
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5924665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29663044
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5141-9