Clinical pulmonary infection score and a spot serum procalcitonin level to guide discontinuation of antibiotics in ventilator-associated pneumonia: a study in a single institution with high prevalence of nonfermentative gram-negative bacilli infection

Clinical pulmonary infection score and a spot serum procalcitonin level to guide discontinuation of antibiotics in ventilator-associated pneumonia: a study in a single institution with high prevalence of nonfermentative gram-negative bacilli infection

© The Author(s), 2018. Background: We wanted to determine the impact of combined Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) and a spot serum procalcitonin (PCT)-guided protocol to shorten the duration of antibiotic treatment in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), mainly caused by non...

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Main Authors: Phunsup Wongsurakiat, Sirapat Tulatamakit
Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Format: Article
Published: 2019
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Medicine
Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46834
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Institution: Mahidol University

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