Open AccessUse of a Procalcitonin-guided Antibiotic Treatment Algorithm in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Sophie E Katz,
Jennifer Crook,
Jessica Gillon,
J. Eric Stanford,
Li Wang,
Jennifer M. Colby,
Ritu Banerjee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002986
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , medicine , antibiotic stewardship , antibiotics , antibiotic therapy , antimicrobial stewardship , intensive care unit , audit , intensive care medicine , sepsis , antibiotic resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , management , economics
The utility of procalcitonin testing in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is not known. We sought to determine the impact of a procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment algorithm implemented with antibiotic stewardship (AS) guidance vs. usual care on antibiotic use in critically ill children.