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P36 Procalcitonin as an antimicrobial stewardship tool in the COVID-19 era: a single centre experience

BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker which may have greater specificity than other pro-inflammatory markers in identifying bacterial infection and may aid in antimicrobial stewardship in COVID-19 patients. METHODS: A PCT assay by Abbott diagnostics was introduced in our hospital in Novembe...

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Autores principales: Creedon, Margaret, Talento, Alida Fe, Connolly, Roisin, Egan, Aine, Hassan, Tidi, Trzos-Grzybowksa, Marta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8849399/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlac004.035