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

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

BackgroundProcalcitonin (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 ro...

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Main Authors: Xu Wang, Yun Long, Longxiang Su, Qing Zhang, Guangliang Shan, Huaiwu He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
procalcitonin
antibiotics
bacterial infection
critical care medicine
length of ICU stay
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.844134/full

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