Biomarker-guided duration of Antibiotic Treatment in Children Hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection (BATCH): protocol for a randomised controlled trial

INTRODUCTION: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker more specific for bacterial infection and responds quicker than other commonly used biomarkers such as C reactive protein, but is not routinely used in the National Health Service (NHS). Studies mainly in adults show that using PCT to guide clinicians...

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Autores principales: Waldron, Cherry-Ann, Thomas-Jones, Emma, Bernatoniene, Jolanta, Brookes-Howell, Lucy, Faust, Saul N, Harris, Debbie, Hinds, Lucy, Hood, Kerenza, Huang, Chao, Mateus, Céu, Pallmann, Philip, Patel, Sanjay, Paulus, Stéphane, Peak, Matthew, Powell, Colin, Preston, Jennifer, Carrol, Enitan D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
Materias:
Paediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8796242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35078830
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047490

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8796242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35078830
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047490

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