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Procalcitonin-guided algorithm to reduce length of antibiotic therapy in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock

Procalcitonin (PCT)-protocols to guide antibiotic treatment in severe infections are known to be effective. But less is known about the long-term effects of such protocols on antibiotic consumption under real life conditions. This retrospective study analyses the effects on antibiotic use in patient...

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Main Authors: Hohn, Andreas (Author) , Schroeder, Stefan (Author) , Gehrt, Anna (Author) , Bernhardt, Kathrin (Author) , Bein, Berthold (Author) , Wegscheider, Karl (Author) , Hochreiter, Marcel (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 01 April 2013
In: BMC infectious diseases
Year: 2013, Volume: 13, Pages: 1-9
ISSN:1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-13-158
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-158
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Author Notes:Andreas Hohn, Stefan Schroeder, Anna Gehrt, Kathrin Bernhardt, Berthold Bein, Karl Wegscheider and Marcel Hochreiter
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Summary:Procalcitonin (PCT)-protocols to guide antibiotic treatment in severe infections are known to be effective. But less is known about the long-term effects of such protocols on antibiotic consumption under real life conditions. This retrospective study analyses the effects on antibiotic use in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock after implementation of a PCT-protocol.
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ISSN:1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-13-158

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