Background Appropriate antibiotic (AB) therapy remains a challenge in the intensive care
unit (ICU). Procalcitonin (PCT)-guided AB stewardship could help optimize AB treatment and …

Background The clinical utility of serum procalcitonin levels in guiding antibiotic treatment
decisions in patients with sepsis remains unclear. This patient-level meta-analysis based on …

Background The duration of antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients with sepsis can result in
antibiotic overuse, increasing the risk of developing bacterial resistance. Procalcitonin (PCT) …

Background Procalcitonin (PCT) testing can help in safely reducing antibiotic treatment
duration in intensive care patients with sepsis. However, the cost-effectiveness of such PCT …

Methods We analyzed data from 14 trials and 4,211 ARI patients to study associations of
admission PCT levels and setting specific treatment failure and mortality alone at 30 days …

Introduction Procalcitonin (PCT) algorithms for antibiotic treatment decisions have been
studied in adult patients from primary care, emergency department, and intensive care unit …

Introduction Management of the early stage of sepsis is a critical issue. As part of it, infection
control including appropriate antibiotic therapy administration should be prompt. However …

Introduction Patients with severe acute exacerbations of asthma often receive inappropriate
antibiotic treatment. We aimed to determine whether serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels can …

Introduction Procalcitonin (PCT) biomarker is suggested to tailor antibiotic therapy in the
medical intensive care unit (ICU) but studies in perioperative medicine are scarce. The aim …

Background Optimizing antibiotic therapy has an important impact on the management of
critically ill patients. Procalcitonin (PCT) is considered to be of possible use in the guidance …