Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy: an expert consensus

Bartoletti, M; Antonelli, M; Blasi, FAB; Casagranda, I; Chieregato, A; Fumagalli, R; Girardis, M; Pieralli, F; Plebani, M; Rossolini, GM; Sartelli, M; Viaggi, B; Viale, P; Viscoli, C; Pea, F

Bartoletti, M (reprint author), Univ Bologna, St Orsola Malpighi Hosp, Dept Med & Surg Sci, Infect Dis Unit, Via Massarenti 11, I-40138 Bologna, Italy.

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE, 2018; 56 (8): 1223

Abstract

Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a useful biomarker of bacterial infection and its use is associated to reduced duration of antibiotic therapy in th......

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