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C-reactive protein but not procalcitonin may predict antibiotic response and outcome in infections following major abdominal surgery

Alessandro Perrella, Antonio Giuliani, Maurizio De Palma, Maurizio Castriconi, Christian Molino, Giovanni Vennarecci, Carmine Antropoli, Ciro Esposito, Fulvio Calise, A Frangiosa,

Updates in Surgery · 2021 · 17 citations · 15 references

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CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of health care–associated infection and criteria for specific types of infections in the acute care setting

Teresa Horan, Mary Andrus, Margaret A. Dudeck · American Journal of Infection Control · 2008 · 6.6K citations

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Trial of Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Intraabdominal Infection

Robert G. Sawyer, Jeffrey A. Claridge, Avery B. Nathens et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2015 · 732 citations · Full text

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Postoperative plasma concentrations of procalcitonin after different types of surgery

Michael Meisner, Klaus Tschaikowsky, Andreas Hutzler et al. · Intensive Care Medicine · 1998 · 343 citations

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Postoperative plasma concentrations of procalcitonin after different types of surgery

Michael Meisner, Klaus Tschaikowsky, Andreas Hutzler et al. · Critical Care · 1998 · 308 citations · Full text

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Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein as Early Predictors of Anastomotic Leak in Colorectal Surgery

Álvaro García‐Granero, Matteo Frasson, Blas Flor‐Lorente et al. · Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2013 · 195 citations · Full text

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