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 |
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Other Authors: | Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University |
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2019
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Online Access: | https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46834 |
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