| Literature DB >> 29529219 |
Rachael K Ross1, Luke Keele2, Sherri Kubis3, Andrew J Lautz4, Adam C Dziorny5, Adam R Denson5, Kathleen A O'Connor5, Marianne R Chilutti6, Scott L Weiss5, Jeffrey S Gerber1,7.
Abstract
We retrospectively studied the effect of introducing procalcitonin into clinical practice on antibiotic use within a large academic pediatric intensive care unit. In the absence of a standardized algorithm, availability of the procalcitonin assay did not reduce the frequency of antibiotic initiations or the continuation of antibiotics for greater than 72 hours.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29529219 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piy004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc ISSN: 2048-7193 Impact factor: 3.164