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Impact of the Use of Procalcitonin Assay in Hospitalized Adult Patients with Pneumonia at a Community Acute Care Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Janet L. Kook ,
Stephanie R. Chao ,
Jennifer Le  and
Philip A. Robinson
Janet L. Kook*
Affiliation:
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, California
Stephanie R. Chao
Affiliation:
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, California
Jennifer Le
Affiliation:
University of California at San Diego, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, La Jolla, California
Philip A. Robinson
Affiliation:
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, California
*
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Pharmacy Department, One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92658-6100 ([email protected])
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Abstract

A retrospective, quasi-experimental cohort study compared antibiotic use before and after implementation of a procalcitonin assay at a community acute care hospital. This study demonstrated that the implementation of the procalcitonin assay was associated with a decrease in antibiotic days of therapy in adult patients with pneumonia.

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 4: Special Topic Issue: Antimicrobial Stewardship , April 2012 , pp. 424 - 426
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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