
The Utility of Procalcitonin as a Biomarker to Limit the Duration of Antibiotic Therapy in Adult Sepsis Patients
Author(s) -
Ronald S. Chamberlain,
Brian J. Shayota,
Carl Nyberg,
Prasanna Sridharan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
surgical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2157-9415
pISSN - 2157-9407
DOI - 10.4236/ss.2014.58057
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , medicine , antibiotics , sepsis , randomized controlled trial , biomarker , antimicrobial stewardship , intensive care medicine , antibiotic stewardship , antibiotic resistance , biochemistry , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology