New Releases from NCBI BookshelfProcalcitonin evaluation of antibiotic use in COVID-19 hospitalised patients: The PEACH mixed methods study.​Procalcitonin evaluation of antibiotic use in COVID-19 hospitalised patients: The PEACH mixed methods study.

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, there was concern about potentially unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in the National Health Service. Procalcitonin testing was being used in some hospitals to guide antibiotic use. This study aimed to investigate the impact of procalcitonin testing on United Kingdom’s antibiotic prescribing and health outcomes.

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