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Budget impact analysis of using procalcitonin to optimize antimicrobial treatment for patients with suspected sepsis in the intensive care unit and hospitalized lower respiratory tract infections in Argentina

BACKGROUND: Inappropriate antibiotic use represents a major global threat. Sepsis and bacterial lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) have been linked to antimicrobial resistance, carrying important consequences for patients and health systems. Procalcitonin-guided algorithms may represent help...

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Autores principales: Garay, Osvaldo Ulises, Guiñazú, Gonzalo, Cornistein, Wanda, Farina, Javier, Valentini, Ricardo, Levy Hara, Gabriel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8087000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33930050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250711