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281. Not the sharpest of tools: Procalcitonin and bacterial co-infections in patients admitted with COVID-19

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused record breaking hospitalizations due to respiratory failure. A major challenge in the management of COVID-19 is the difficulty distinguishing COVID-19 from other causes of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) that may require antimicrobial use (AU)....

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Autores principales: Mena Lora, Alfredo J, Herald, Fischer, Lindsey, Brenna, Echeverria, Stephanie, Lira, Sorel, Burgos, Rodrigo M
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/PMC9751694/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.359