Is a Single Initial Procalcitonin Test Sufficient in Septic, Critically Ill Patients to Minimize Antibiotic Use?

Jos A.H. van Oers; Evelien de Jong; Albertus B. Beishuizen; Maarten W. Nijsten; Armand R. Girbes; Dylan W. de Lange

doi:10.1016/j.chest.2017.03.062

Is a Single Initial Procalcitonin Test Sufficient in Septic, Critically Ill Patients to Minimize Antibiotic Use?

Jos A.H. van Oers^*, Evelien de Jong, Albertus B. Beishuizen, Maarten W. Nijsten, Armand R. Girbes, Dylan W. de Lange

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	218-219
Number of pages	2
Journal	Chest
Volume	152
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2017.03.062
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2017

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