Procalcitonin and antibiotic therapy: Can we improve antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care setting?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2499-2500

  Riedel, Stefan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotic consumption; antibiotic stewardship; biomarker; infection; intensive care unit; procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROCALCITONIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALCITONIN; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 84864204527     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318256b7da     Document Type: Editorial

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