Procalcitonin-guided Antibiotic Treatment in Patients With Positive Blood Cultures: A Patient-level Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

Whether procalcitonin (PCT)-guided antibiotic management in patients with positive blood cultures is safe remains understudied. We performed a patient-level meta-analysis to investigate effects of PCT-guided antibiotic management in patients with bacteremia. We extracted and analyzed individual data...

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Published in:	Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 69; no. 3; p. 388
Main Authors:	Meier, Marc A, Branche, Angela, Neeser, Olivia L, Wirz, Yannick, Haubitz, Sebastian, Bouadma, Lila, Wolff, Michel, Luyt, Charles E, Chastre, Jean, Tubach, Florence, Christ-Crain, Mirjam, Corti, Caspar, Jensen, Jens-Ulrik S, Deliberato, Rodrigo O, Kristoffersen, Kristina B, Damas, Pierre, Nobre, Vandack, Oliveira, Carolina F, Shehabi, Yahya, Stolz, Daiana, Tamm, Michael, Mueller, Beat, Schuetz, Philipp
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 18.07.2019
Subjects:	procalcitonin antibiotic stewardship positive blood cultures bacteremia
ISSN:	1537-6591, 1537-6591
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