Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in critically ill adults: a meta-analysis

Abstract Background As a novel biomarker of inflammation, procalcitonin (PCT) has proven useful to guide antibiotic therapy in intensive care unit (ICU). However, there are controversial on mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of PCT-guided antibiotic therapy in critically il...

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Hlavní autoři: Tao Zhang, Yan Wang, Qianting Yang, Yalin Dong
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: BMC 2017-07-01
Edice:BMC Infectious Diseases
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On-line přístup:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2622-3