Open AccessSerum Procalcitonin as a Biomarker to Determine the Duration of Antibiotic Therapy in Adult Patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock in Intensive Care Units: A Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Sm Gowri Vishalashi,
Poonam Gupta,
Priyanka Verma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23802
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , medicine , sepsis , septic shock , intensive care unit , antibiotics , antibiotic therapy , biomarker , prospective cohort study , biochemistry , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Procalcitonin, a biomarker to adjudge the duration of antibiotic therapy in patients with sepsis.