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. 2021 Jun 1;49(6):e659.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004934.

Procalcitonin Is Useful for Antibiotic Deescalation in Sepsis and Septic Shock: Beware of Some Confounders!

Patrick M Honore  1 , Sebastien Redant, Keitiane Kaefer, Leonel Barreto Gutierrez, Luc Kugener, Rachid Attou, Andrea Gallerani, David De Bels
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Procalcitonin Is Useful for Antibiotic Deescalation in Sepsis and Septic Shock: Beware of Some Confounders!

Patrick M Honore et al. Crit Care Med. .
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  • The authors reply.
    Plata-Menchaca EP, Ferrer R. Plata-Menchaca EP, et al. Crit Care Med. 2021 Jun 1;49(6):e660-e661. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004997. Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 34011842 No abstract available.

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