Significant drop in serum C-reactive protein in patients with solid neoplasia and bacterial infection is associated with a better prognosis and identifies candidates for short-course antibiotic therapy
In this study, cancer patients with a good CRP response during antibiotic therapy presented lower mortality and a higher proportion of satisfactory therapeutic responses. CRP can be a useful tool when combined with other clinical information in optimizing the duration of antimicrobial treatment in a hospitalized cancer population.
Authors
- Samuel Rosa Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7051-4072)
- Vandack Nobre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7922-0422)
- Paulo Henrique Gonçalves Dias Diniz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8652-5478)
- Felipe Rodrigues Gatto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7877-4776)
- Cecilia Gómez Ravetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6349-3063)
- Getulio Hideyoshi Okamura
- Isabela Nascimento Borges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9684-9353)
- Guilherme Monteiro de Barros
- Lara Hemerly De Mori
- Rafael Castro
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09544-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico