Procalcitonin to guide antibiotic stewardship in intensive care

Procalcitonin to guide antibiotic stewardship in intensive care

Both the aetiology (Gram positive and negative rods, fungi, parasites) and drugs prescribed for septic episodes (cidal vs static) were not specified, the surgical source control of septic episode (eg, intra-abdominal infections) was not mentioned, and although about 10% of enrolled patients received...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2016-08, Vol.16 (8), p.889-889
Hauptverfasser: Dorizzi, Romolo M, Azzini, Anna Maria, Sette, Piersandro
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Biomarkers
Calcitonin
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Critical Care
Humans
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units
Mortality
Parasites
Protein Precursors
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Zusammenfassung:Both the aetiology (Gram positive and negative rods, fungi, parasites) and drugs prescribed for septic episodes (cidal vs static) were not specified, the surgical source control of septic episode (eg, intra-abdominal infections) was not mentioned, and although about 10% of enrolled patients received renal replacement treatment in first 24 h, kidney function was not subsequently reported.
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30150-5