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119. Procalcitonin to Guide Antibiotic Therapy for Respiratory Infection: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance is an international calamity; closely linked to antibiotic use. Safely reducing antibiotic course length and overall use are imperative. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker expressed in serum in response to bacterial infection. Systematic reviews (SRs) evaluating...

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Autores principales: York, Joshua A, Varadarajan, Maithili, Yates, Joseph R, Barlow, Gavin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778023/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.164