I'm trying to gather my thoughts around procalcitonin as a biomarker for both bacterial infection and sepsis. I'm just curious what the state of play is at your institution or your own practice pattern?
The data seem compelling. There was the Lancet patient-level meta-analysis as well as a Cochrane review that demonstrated a mortality benefit in procalcitonin-guided antibiotic de-escalation compared to clinical judgement alone in the setting of respiratory infections in ICU.
Beyond...
Procalcitonin
The data seem compelling. There was the Lancet patient-level meta-analysis as well as a Cochrane review that demonstrated a mortality benefit in procalcitonin-guided antibiotic de-escalation compared to clinical judgement alone in the setting of respiratory infections in ICU.
Beyond...
Procalcitonin