Effects of empirical antibiotic administration on the level of C-Reactive protein and inflammatory markers in severe burn patients

• Main Authors: O.N. Putra, Putra, Iswinarno Doso Saputro, Iswinarno, N.D. Nurrahman, Nurrahman, E.D. Herawati, Herawati, L.K. Dewi, Dewi
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; Indonesian
• Published: Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); R5-920 Medicine (General)
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/119373/1/Turnitin_compressed%20%281%29.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/119373/2/5.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/119373/3/5.%20Validasi%20%28%20Effects%20of%20empirical%20...%29.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/119373/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6588324/pdf/Ann-Burns-and-Fire-Disasters-32-70.pdf
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Severe burns lead to a high level of inflammation and high risk of infection. Inflammatory biomarkers are usually used to predict the severity of inflammation or infection and to assess the efficacy of antibiotics. The use of antibiotics in burns is still controversial. The aim of this study is to a...