Title of the publication | Procalcitonin levels to guide antibiotic therapy in adults with non-microbiologically proven apparent severe sepsis: a randomised controlled trial |
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Abstract | Objective: Some patients with the phenotype of severe sepsis may have no overt source of infection or identified pathogen. We investigated whether a procalcitonin-based algorithm influenced antibiotic use in patients with non-microbiologically proven apparent severe sepsis. |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002186 |
Name of the first author | Annane, Djillali |
Year of publication | 2013 |
Study design of the publication | Randomized controlled trial |
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Quantitative data - Quantitative data were used during the intervention | |
Qualitative data - Qualitative data were used during the intervention | |
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Sub-sector | Sub-sectors are further units of demarcation within a sector E.g. awareness campaign from veterinarians to cat owners about toxoplasmosis drug resistance and transmission of resistant bacteria: ANIMAL, PETS |
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