Our sub-study from BALANCE looking at procalcitonin levels has just been published. Bottom line: Prolonging antibiotics beyond 7 days was not associated with improved mortality in bacteraemic patients with a residually high PCT level. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Procalcitonin to Guide 7 vs 14 Days of Antibiotics in Bloodstream InfectionsThis cohort study reports a secondary analysis of the BALANCE randomized clinical trial assessing whether procalcitonin levels are associated with survival among patients receiving 7 vs 14 days of ant...jamanetwork.com