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Using Procalcitonin to Guide Antibiotic Therapy

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Open Forum Infectious Diseases"

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw249

Abstract: Abstract Procalcitonin levels rise in response to systemic inflammation, especially of bacterial origin. Multiple randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that procalcitonin-based algorithms can safely reduce antibiotic use in 2 clinical scenarios. First, in stable, low-risk… read more here.

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Serial Procalcitonin Levels Correlate with Microbial Etiology in Hospitalized Patients with Pneumonia

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Open Forum Infectious Diseases"

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.846

Abstract: Abstract Background Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker that is finding increasing diagnostic and prognostic utility in lower respiratory infections. It remains unclear, however, whether it can be helpful in predicting the bacterial etiology of pneumonia,… read more here.

Keywords: procalcitonin levels; serial procalcitonin; etiology; microbial etiology ... See more keywords
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Electrocardiographic alterations and raised procalcitonin levels during anaphylactic shock

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "BMJ Case Reports"

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233521

Abstract: Anaphylaxis represents a systemic disease occurring after the exposure to an allergen. Drugs for the treatment of anaphylactic reactions (ie, corticosteroids and adrenalin) could induce autonomic alterations, such as tachycardia, hyperthermia, tachypnoea and leucocytosis. We… read more here.

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Clinico-bacterial and prognostic factors in patients with suspected blood stream infection and elevated serum procalcitonin levels

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Nagoya Journal of Medical Science"

DOI: 10.18999/nagjms.84.2.230

Abstract: ABSTRACT This study determined prognostic factors by comparing clinico-bacterial factors based on significant elevated serum procalcitonin levels in patients with suspected bloodstream infection (BSI). We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 1,052 patients (age ≥16… read more here.

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Serum Procalcitonin Levels in Postoperative Monitoring of Diabetic Patients with Posterior Lumber Vertebral Stabilization Surgery: A Prospective Comparative Study

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation"

DOI: 10.5152/tjar.2022.21272

Abstract: Objective: To compare the serum procalcitonin levels and other infection markers released in response to the inflammatory response that develops secondary to the operation in patients with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus who underwent… read more here.

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