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Authors: Daniel M. Musher, MD
Slides: 1–12 of 20
Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy
Outline of Material
Background: The Need for Biomarkers To Guide Antibiotic Therapy for Bacterial Infections
Keywords: antibiotic therapy | bacterial infection | biomarkers | procalcitonin | background
Background: Procalcitonin and Its Role as a Biomarker of Bacterial Infections
Keywords: background | procalcitonin | bacterial infection | antibiotic therapy | biomarker
Background: Cutoffs for Procalcitonin Used in Clinical Practice
Keywords: background | procalcitonin | bacterial infection | antibiotic therapy | cutoff | level
Uncertainties Related to the Use of Procalcitonin To Guide Antibiotic Therapy
Keywords: background | procalcitonin | bacterial infection | antibiotic therapy | uncertainties
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Comparative Effectiveness Review (CER) Development
Keywords: clinical studies | comparative effectiveness | systematic review
Rating the Strength of Evidence From the Comparative Effectiveness Review
Keywords: comparative effectiveness | strength of evidence | systematic review | methods
The Clinical Question Addressed by This Comparative Effectiveness Review
Keywords: antibiotic therapy | bacterial infection | clinical question | procalcitonin | key question
Effects of Using Procalcitonin To Guide Antibiotic Therapy in Critically Ill Adult Patients in the ICU (1 of 2)
Keywords: key question | clinical question | finding | outcome | bacterial infection | procalcitonin | antibiotic therapy | intensive care unit | ICU | strength of evidence
Effects of Using Procalcitonin To Guide Antibiotic Therapy in Critically Ill Adult Patients in the ICU (2 of 2)
Keywords: antibiotic therapy | bacterial infection | clinical question | finding | ICU | intensive care unit | outcome | procalcitonin | strength of evidence | key question
Effects of Using Procalcitonin To Guide Antibiotic Therapy in Patients With RTIs in the Ambulatory Care or Hospital Setting (1 of 2)
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