… likely to undergo invasive mechanical ventilation (12 vs. 44%… In our study the number of
patients treated with antibiotics … may not have had a more significant impact on mortality than …

… mechanical ventilation shortens ICUs stays of critically ill patients (5) . However, some
side-effects … Multicenter prospective studies are further needed to validate the findings of this study…

… Furthermore, we have experience in PCT-guided antibiotic policy, with a reduction in the …
The impact should be seen in reduction of antibiotic indication in patients with non-bacterial …

… mechanical ventilation status at time of initial PCT, laboratory results including C-reactive
protein (CRP), and antibiotic days of therapy … PCT-based antibiotic decision-making might have …

… antimicrobial therapy immediately after they have made the presumptive diagnosis of sepsis,
all patients were using antimicrobial therapy on admission, and this might have … may have …

… the clinical impact of combining point-of-care molecular viral … of intubation and mechanical
ventilation. Basic demographic and … Although we did not have a formal antibiotic stewardship …

… more ICU days on mechanical ventilation, days with renal failure, … One study evaluated the
impact of an algorithm on antibiotic use … Procalcitonin-guided decision making for duration of …

… have undergone treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotic … infections due to the inhibitory
effect of the interferon-gamma, … pressure, and artificial mechanical ventilation. Severe neonatal …

… , few trials have been done in patients with ventilator-… a procalcitonin-guided intervention to
discontinue antibiotics … Effect of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment on mortality in acute …

… cannula was used in 24 patients (8.5%), mechanical ventilation for … In addition, the independent
effect of use of antibacterial … Procalcitonin-guided diagnosis and antibiotic stewardship …