The role of procalcitonin results in antibiotic decision-making in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Valeria M FabreSara KarabaJoe AmoahMatthew RobinsonGeorge JonesKathryn DzintarsMorgan KatzB Mark LandrumSarojini QasbaPooja GuptaEili KleinSara E Cosgrove

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)

PCT results may be abnormal in COVID-19 patients without bCAP and may result in receipt of unnecessary antibiotics.

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coronavirus disease
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus