The Randomized Controlled STRAWINSKI Trial: Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy after Stroke

The Randomized Controlled STRAWINSKI Trial: Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy after Stroke

BackgroundPneumonia is among the most common acute complications after stroke and is associated with poor long-term outcome. Biomarkers may help identifying stroke patients at high risk for developing stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) and to guide early treatment.AimsThis trial investigated whether...

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Main Authors: Andreas Meisel, Lena Ulm, Sarah Hoffmann, Darius Nabavi, Marcella Hermans, Bruno-Marcel Mackert, Frank Hamilton, Ingo Schmehl, Gerhard-Jan Jungehuelsing, Joan Montaner, Alejandro Bustamante, Mira Katan, Andreas Hartmann, Stefan Ebmeyer, Christiane Dinter, Jan C. Wiemer, Sabine Hertel, Christian Meisel, Stefan D. Anker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
stroke
pneumonia
antibiotic prophylaxis
procalcitonin
outcome
infections
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00153/full

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