Are C-reactive protein and procalcitonin safe and useful for antimicrobial stewardship purposes in patients with COVID-19? A scoping review

• Principais autores: Anita Williams (Autor), Ernestina Repetto (Autor), Ishmael Lebbie (Autor), Mohamad Khalife (Autor), Tomas Oestergaard Jensen (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Cambridge University Press, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Abstract Objective: The primary objectives of this study were to assess the usefulness of C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) in the diagnosis of bacterial co-infections in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and if their incorporation in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs is safe...