Procalcitonin-guided antibiotics in severe sepsis

Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Simon, Peter ^a   Milbrandt, Eric B ^a   Emlet, Lillian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROCALCITONIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 57649112540     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc7124     Document Type: Short Survey

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