PROCALCITONIN AS ANTIMICROBIAL MANAGEMENT TOOL IN COVID-19 PATIENTS

Autor:	Maria Helena Lenardt, Clovis Cechinel, João Alberto Martins Rodrigues, Maria Angélica Binotto, Isabel de Lima Zanata, Rosane Kraus, Daiane Maria da Silva Marques
Jazyk:	English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Antimicrobial Management COVID-19 Procalcitonin In-hospital Infection Control Services Intensive Care Unit. Nursing RT1-120 Medicine (General) R5-920 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	Cogitare Enfermagem, Vol 28 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1414-8536 2176-9133
DOI:	10.1590/ce.v28i0.89833
Popis:	Objective: to investigate the relationship between procalcitonin in the differential diagnosis of bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 patients. Method: a cross-sectional retrospective study conducted between February and March 2021 in the Intensive Care Unit of a public hospital from southern Brazil by filling in a form. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed, as well as of association between variables. Results: of the 231 patients, 28.14% presented infection (63.20% in the lungs), 25% had bacteria isolated, 77.49% used antimicrobials and, in 14.72% of the cases, procalcitonin > 2 ng/mL. There was a significant association between antimicrobial use and infection (p=0.001), isolation of bacteria (p
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
Externí odkaz:	https://doaj.org/article/88157468998047be8b6d20dbbae22872 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View record in DOAJ