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Procalcitonin in Pediatric Sepsis: What Is It Good for?

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Procalcitonin has several advantages over traditional biomarkers in the management of pediatric sepsis. In combination with other clinical/laboratory data or measured over time, procalcitonin can support earlier antibiotic discontinuations and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use.

Source: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piab066

Author: Kevin J Downes

Institutions: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development