Real-world interpretation of procalcitonin to guide antibiotic prescribing: a retrospective cohort study with regression discontinuity analysis
This study suggests that most clinicians in real-world settings interpret procalcitonin as a continuous diagnostic test when prescribing antibiotics.
Authors
- Eric Grimm
- Leela Chockalingam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1572-5138)
- Tiffany Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0935-4342)
- Amiran Baduashvili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8515-9835)
- Thomas Mee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2517-1220)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2025.72
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00