Neopterin Blood Levels: A Basis for Deciding to Use Antibiotics in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients
The hypothesis that neopterin blood levels provide a reliable basis for the decision to use antibiotics was tested prospectively in 536 traumatised intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Where infection was suspected antibiotics were given either if deemed necessary (control group) or if neopterin leve...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
1996-02-01
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Series: | Pteridines |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines.1996.7.12.1 |