Association between Guided Antibiotic Treatment and Treatment Duration: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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  • Mohammad Darvishi, Majid Nouri, Farid Rahimi, Amin Talebi Bezmin Abadi

Keywords:

procalcitonin, antibacterial agents, patients, antimicrobial drug resistance.

Abstract

Background and Aim: The distinctive rise of procaclcitonin level during infections and its subsequentdecline help to assess response to treatment. Procalcitonin guidance offers personalized antibioticregimes, particularly beneficial for critically ill patients. We aimed to assess the effect of procalcitoninguided antibiotic treatment on treatment duration using meta-analysis.

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References

Jaworski R, Haponiuk I, Irga-Jaworska N, et al. Monitoring both procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in the early period after tetralogy of Fallot correction in children promotes rational antibiotic use. Adv Med Sci. 2018; 63(1):112-8. doi: 10.1016/j.advms.2017.10.003

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Published

2025-01-01

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Mohammad Darvishi, Majid Nouri, Farid Rahimi, Amin Talebi Bezmin Abadi. (2025). Association between Guided Antibiotic Treatment and Treatment Duration: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis . Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 15(1), 512–527. Retrieved from https://pegegog.net/index.php/pegegog/article/view/4207

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2025): PEGEGOG

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