Procalcitonin-guided Antibiotic Treatment in Patients With Positive Blood Cultures: A Patient-level Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

Meier, Marc; R Branche, Angela; Neeser, Olivia; Wirz, Yannick; Haubitz, Sebastian; Bouadma, Lila; Wolff, Michel; Edouard Luyt, Charles; Chastre, Jean; Tubach, Florence; Christ‐Crain, Mirjam; Corti, Caspar; Stæhr Jensen, Jens‐Ulrik; Octávio Deliberato, Rodrigo; B Kristoffersen, Kristina; Damas, Pierre; Nobre, Vandack; Feitosa de Oliveira, Carolina; Shehabi, Yahya; Stolz, Daiana; Tamm, Michael; Müeller, Beat; Schüetz, Philipp

doi:10.1093/cid/ciy917

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Procalcitonin-guided Antibiotic Treatment in Patients With Positive Blood Cultures: A Patient-level Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Oct 22, 2018

Authors:

Marc Meier

Angela R Branche

Olivia Neeser

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Whether procalcitonin (PCT)-guided antibiotic management in patients with positive blood cultures is safe remains understudied. We performed a patient-level meta-analysis to investigate effects of PCT-guided antibiotic management in patients with bacteremia. METHODS: We extracted and ana...

Subject

Procalcitonin

Medicine

Meta-analysis

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