Using Procalcitonin to Guide Antibiotic Escalation in Patients With Suspected Bacterial Infection: A New Application of Procalcitonin in the Intensive Care Unit

BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) is efficient in reducing antibiotic usage without increasing complications for its sensitivity and specificity in detecting bacterial infection. However, its role in guiding antibiotic-spectrum escalation has not been studied. This study was performed to validate the...

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Autores principales: Wang, Xu, Long, Yun, Su, Longxiang, Zhang, Qing, Shan, Guangliang, He, Huaiwu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
Materias:
Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8964283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35360102
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.844134

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8964283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35360102
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.844134

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