Procalcitonin Evaluation of Antibiotic Use in COVID-19 Hospitalised Patients (PEACH): Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although COVID-19 is a viral illness, many patients admitted to hospital are prescribed antibiotics, based on concerns that COVID-19 patients may experience...

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Published in:	Methods and Protocols
Main Authors:	Joanne Euden, Philip Pallmann, Detelina Grozeva, Mahableshwar Albur, Stuart E. Bond, Lucy Brookes-Howell, Paul Dark, Thomas Hellyer, Susan Hopkins, Philip Howard, Martin J. Llewelyn, Wakunyambo Maboshe, Iain J. McCullagh, Margaret Ogden, Helena Parsons, David Partridge, Neil Powell, Dominick Shaw, Bethany Shinkins, Tamas Szakmany, Stacy Todd, Emma Thomas-Jones, Robert M. West, Enitan D. Carrol, Jonathan A. T. Sandoe
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Subjects:	antibiotics COVID-19 antimicrobial stewardship procalcitonin
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9279/5/6/95

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