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Can Serum Procalcitonin Levels Help Interpret Indeterminate Chest Radiographs in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Respiratory Illness?
Objective: To determine if serum procalcitonin (ProCT) could assist in managing patients with respiratory illness and indeterminate radiographs. Design: Subjects were prospectively enrolled during ...
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Procalcitonin Confirmed as Good Gauge for Window of Sepsis Antibiotics
Daily assessment of procalcitonin (PCT), rather than standard care alone, led to patients spending significantly less time on antibiotics cumulatively in the first 28 days (9.8 days vs 10.7 days ...
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Procalcitonin to Guide Antibiotic Use in Primary Care
Procalcitonin (PCT) levels have been used as a marker for bacterial infection in hospitalized patients but have not been evaluated in the primary care setting. In a recent randomized trial ...
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PCT blood test does not lower antibiotic treatment duration for hospitalized children, study shows
A new U.K. study led by the University of Liverpool has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV ...