Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in intensive care unit patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Serum procalcitonin (PCT) concentration is used to guide antibiotic decisions in choice, timing, and duration of anti-infection therapy to avoid antibiotic overuse. Thus, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to seek evidence of different PCT-guided antimicrobial str...

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Autors principals: Hui-Bin Huang, Jin-Min Peng, Li Weng, Chun-Yao Wang, Wei Jiang, Bin Du
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: SpringerOpen 2017-11-01
Col·lecció:Annals of Intensive Care
Matèries:
Procalcitonin
Antibiotic strategies
Meta-analysis
Systematic review
Intensive care unit
Accés en línia:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-017-0338-6
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