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Procalcitonin-guided algorithm to reduce length of antibiotic therapy in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. / Hohn, Andreas; Schroeder, Stefan; Gehrt, Anna; Bernhardt, Kathrin; Bein, Berthold; Wegscheider, Karl; Hochreiter, Marcel.

In: BMC INFECT DIS, Vol. 13, 2013, p. 158.

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Harvard

Hohn, A, Schroeder, S, Gehrt, A, Bernhardt, K, Bein, B, Wegscheider, K & Hochreiter, M 2013, 'Procalcitonin-guided algorithm to reduce length of antibiotic therapy in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.', BMC INFECT DIS, vol. 13, pp. 158. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-158

APA

Hohn, A., Schroeder, S., Gehrt, A., Bernhardt, K., Bein, B., Wegscheider, K., & Hochreiter, M. (2013). Procalcitonin-guided algorithm to reduce length of antibiotic therapy in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. BMC INFECT DIS, 13, 158. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-158

Vancouver

Hohn A, Schroeder S, Gehrt A, Bernhardt K, Bein B, Wegscheider K et al. Procalcitonin-guided algorithm to reduce length of antibiotic therapy in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. BMC INFECT DIS. 2013;13:158. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-158

Bibtex

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title = "Procalcitonin-guided algorithm to reduce length of antibiotic therapy in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.",
abstract = "Procalcitonin (PCT)-protocols to guide antibiotic treatment in severe infections are known to be effective. But less is known about the long-term effects of such protocols on antibiotic consumption under real life conditions. This retrospective study analyses the effects on antibiotic use in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock after implementation of a PCT-protocol.",
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author = "Andreas Hohn and Stefan Schroeder and Anna Gehrt and Kathrin Bernhardt and Berthold Bein and Karl Wegscheider and Marcel Hochreiter",
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RIS

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AU - Wegscheider, Karl

AU - Hochreiter, Marcel

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