The use of serum procalcitonin as a biomarker for antimicrobial stewardship in burn patients
Sepsis, inducing multiorganic dysfunction, is the main cause of death in burn patients. A prompt and appropriate selection of antimicrobial therapy is crucial for their outcome. The difficulty in distinguishing true sepsis from physiological inflammatory response associated to burn injury, strongly...
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| Formato: | article |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2019
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/25510 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/25510 |