Embracing Procalcitonin for Antimicrobial Stewardship

J Appl Lab Med. 2019 Jan;3(4):712-715. doi: 10.1373/jalm.2018.026385. Epub 2018 Nov 20.
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MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship / methods*
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Bacterial Infections / blood
  • Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Procalcitonin / blood*
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Sepsis / blood
  • Sepsis / diagnosis
  • Sepsis / drug therapy*
  • Sepsis / microbiology
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Biomarkers
  • Procalcitonin
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic