A meta-analysis to assess usefulness of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic usage for decision making

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Development of antibacterial resistance and its association with antibiotic overuse makes it necessary to identify a specific and sensitive biomarker for the diagnosis of bacterial infection and guiding antibiotic therapy. Procalcitonin (PCT), as a sepsis biomarker, may...

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Publicado en:Indian J Med Res
Autores principales: Shafiq, Nusrat, Gautam, Vikas, Pandey, Avaneesh Kumar, Kaur, Navjot, Garg, Shubha, Negi, Harish, Kaur, Sharonjeet, Ray, Pallab, Malhotra, Samir
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5861469/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29512600
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_613_15
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