Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for septic patients in the surgical intensive care unit

Journal of Intensive Care

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Carr, John Alfred ^a  

^a Allegiance Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROCALCITONIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; COST CONTROL; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE; SIMPLIFIED ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY SCORE; SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; SURGICAL STRESS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84999036727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20520492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40560-015-0100-9     Document Type: Review

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