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2240. Can Antibiotic Duration Be Reduced by the Sequential Use of Procalcitonin and Endotoxin in Patients with Sepsis? A Prospective Double-Blind Clinical Trial

BACKGROUND: Patients hospitalized with sepsis are commonly treated with antibiotics for 10–21 days. Evidence is lacking to support this duration. We hypothesize that the sequential measurement of procalcitonin [PCT] (host biomarker) and endotoxin activity assay [EAA] (microorganism biomarker) could...

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Autores principales: Kalil, Andre C, Florescu, Diana F, Shafer, Laura R, Van Schooneveld, Trevor C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810774/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1918

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