Procalcitonin Increase Is Associated with the Development of Critical Care-Acquired Infections in COVID-19 ARDS

• Main Authors: Owen Richards (Author), Philip Pallmann (Author), Charles King (Author), Yusuf Cheema (Author), Charlotte Killick (Author), Emma Thomas-Jones (Author), Jessica Harris (Author), Catherine Bailey (Author), Tamas Szakmany (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Secondary bacterial infection in COVID-19 patients is associated with increased mortality and disproportionately affects critically ill patients. This single-centre retrospective observational study investigates the comparative efficacy of change in procalcitonin (PCT) and other commonly available b...