Evaluation of Serial Procalcitonin Levels for the Optimization of Antibiotic Use in Non-Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

• Main Authors: Abdulaziz S. Almulhim (Author), Mohammed A. Alabdulwahed (Author), Fatimah F. Aldoughan (Author), Ali M. Aldayyen (Author), Faisal Alghamdi (Author), Rawan Alabdulqader (Author), Norah Alnaim (Author), Dimah Alghannam (Author), Yasmin Aljamaan (Author), Saleh Almutairi (Author), Feras T. Al Mogbel (Author), Ahmad Alamer (Author), Haytham A. Wali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) has been used as a biomarker to guide antibiotic therapy in various patient populations. However, its role in optimizing antibiotic use in COVID-19 patients has not been well studied to date. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the use of serial PCT monitoring as an antimicrob...