Procalcitonin kinetics within the first days of sepsis: relationship with the appropriateness of antibiotic therapy and the outcome

Abstract

In our study in an ICU, appropriateness of the empirical antibiotic therapy and the overall survival were associated with a greater decline in PCT between D2 and D3. Further studies are needed to assess the utility of the daily monitoring of PCT in addition to clinical evaluation during the early management of sepsis.