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Published in: Critical Care 3/2008

01-06-2008 | Review

Pro/Con debate: Is procalcitonin useful for guiding antibiotic decision making in critically ill patients?

Authors: Yahya Shehabi, Ian Seppelt

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 3/2008

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Abstract

You are concerned about the escalating use of antibiotics in your intensive care unit (ICU). This has put a strain on the ICU budget and is possibly resulting in the emergence of resistant bacteria. You review the situation with your team and one suggestion is to consider using biomarkers such as procalcitonin to better guide appropriate antibiotic decision making.
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Metadata
Title
Pro/Con debate: Is procalcitonin useful for guiding antibiotic decision making in critically ill patients?
Authors
Yahya Shehabi
Ian Seppelt
Publication date
01-06-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 3/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc6860

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