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. 2022 Oct;26(Suppl 2):S77-S94.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24326.

Guidelines for the Use of Procalcitonin for Rational Use of Antibiotics

Gopi C Khilnani  1 , Pawan Tiwari  2 , Kapil Gangadhar Zirpe  3 , Dhruva Chaudhry  4 , Deepak Govil  5 , Subhal Dixit  6 , Atul Prabhakar Kulkarni  7 , Subhash Kumar Todi  8 , Vijay Hadda  9 , Neetu Jain  10 , Manjunath B Govindagoudar  11 , Srinivas Samavedam  12 , Simant Kumar Jha  13 , Niraj Tyagi  14 , Madhusudan R Jaju  15 , Anita Sharma  16
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Guidelines for the Use of Procalcitonin for Rational Use of Antibiotics

Gopi C Khilnani et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Khilnani GC, Tiwari P, Zirpe KG, Chaudhary D, Govil D, Dixit S, et al. Guidelines for the Use of Procalcitonin for Rational Use of Antibiotics. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(S2):S77-S94.

Keywords: Antibiotics; Guidelines; Procalcitonin; Sepsis; Stewardship.

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Overview of the utility of PCT for rational use of antibiotics in admitted patients with infections
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