Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic discontinuation in ventilator-associated pneumonia: a prospective observational study

Background: Procalcitonin (PCT), an important biomarker, can be used for the guidance of antibiotic therapy in respiratory infection. However, it has been a problem that some patients might need antibiotic therapy restart because of infection recurrence after antibiotic discontinuation. To date, the...

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Autores principales: Wang, Qiushi, Hou, Dapeng, Wang, Jing, An, Kai, Han, Chenghe, Wang, Chunting
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2019
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31114263
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S190859

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31114263
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S190859

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