Procalcitonin to stop antibiotics after cardiovascular surgery in a pediatric intensive care unit-The PROSACAB study.

Procalcitonin to stop antibiotics after cardiovascular surgery in a pediatric intensive care unit-The PROSACAB study.

<h4>Introduction and objective</h4>Children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit after cardiovascular surgery usually require treatment with antibiotics due to suspicion of infection. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of procalcitonin in decreasing the durati...

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Main Authors: Sara Bobillo-Perez, Anna Sole-Ribalta, Monica Balaguer, Elisabeth Esteban, Monica Girona-Alarcon, Lluisa Hernandez-Platero, Susana Segura, Aida Felipe, Francisco Jose Cambra, Cristian Launes, Iolanda Jordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220686

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220686

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