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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

A 2018 USA multi-center prospective RCT involving 1,656 adult patients published in NEJM used varying PCT cut-offs to guide antibiotic initiation in the emergency department. It found no significant difference in antibiotic usage in the group using PCT compared to the usual care group [49]. 2018 Aug 1;10(8):a028456. ng/mL, 0.25-0.5