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CHICAGO — Incorporating procalcitonin into an algorithm for sepsis diagnosis in the emergency department did not affect the timeliness of patients receiving IV antibiotics, but it did reduce short-term mortality rates, the randomized PRONTO study showed. Among over 5,000 patients, 48.6% of those receiving procalcitonin-guided care were given IV antibiotics at 3 hours versus 48.2% […]
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Publish date : 2026-03-25 17:56:00
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