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Procalcitonin to stop antibiotics after cardiovascular surgery in a pediatric intensive care unit—Th...

Procalcitonin to stop antibiotics after cardiovascular surgery in a pediatric intensive care unit—Th...

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Procalcitonin to stop antibiotics after cardiovascular surgery in a pediatric intensive care unit—The PROSACAB study

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Procalcitonin to stop antibiotics after cardiovascular surgery in a pediatric intensive care unit—The PROSACAB study

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2019-09, Vol.14 (9), p.e0220686

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit after cardiovascular surgery usually require treatment with antibiotics due to suspicion of infection. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of procalcitonin in decreasing the duration of antibiotic treatment in children after cardiovascular surgery.
Prospective, intervention...

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Procalcitonin to stop antibiotics after cardiovascular surgery in a pediatric intensive care unit—The PROSACAB study

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2292925577

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2292925577

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0220686

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