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Use of procalcitonin for antibiotic stewardship in patients with COVID-19: A quality improvement project in a district general hospital

Christina Peters, Kelly Williams, Elena A Un, Louisa Little, Abeer Saad, Katherine Lendrum, Naomi Thompson, Nicholas D Weatherley and Amanda Pegden
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0614
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Christina Peters
AChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
Roles: internal medicine trainee
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Elena A Un
AChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
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Louisa Little
BChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
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Abeer Saad
CChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
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Katherine Lendrum
DChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
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Naomi Thompson
EChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
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Nicholas D Weatherley
FUniversity of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, UK
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Amanda Pegden
GChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
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vol. 21 no. 1 e71-e76
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0614
PubMed: 
33355197
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Royal College of Physicians
Print ISSN: 
1470-2118
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1473-4893
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  • Published online January 21, 2021.

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  1. Christina Peters, internal medicine traineeA,
  2. Kelly Williams, internal medicine traineeA,
  3. Elena A Un, internal medicine traineeA,
  4. Louisa Little, foundation year 2 doctorB,
  5. Abeer Saad, respiratory medicine and general internal medicine specialty registrarC,
  6. Katherine Lendrum, consultant in emergency medicine and emergency department clinical leadD,
  7. Naomi Thompson, microbiology consultantE,
  8. Nicholas D Weatherley, NIHR academic clinical lecturer in respiratory medicineF and
  9. Amanda Pegden, sepsis lead and consultant in acute medicineG⇑
  1. AChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
  2. BChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
  3. CChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
  4. DChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
  5. EChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
  6. FUniversity of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, UK
  7. GChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
  1. Address for correspondence: Dr Amanda Pegden, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield Road, Calow, Chesterfield S44 5BL, UK. Email: amanda.pegden1{at}nhs.net

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Use of procalcitonin for antibiotic stewardship in patients with COVID-19: A quality improvement project in a district general hospital
Christina Peters, Kelly Williams, Elena A Un, Louisa Little, Abeer Saad, Katherine Lendrum, Naomi Thompson, Nicholas D Weatherley, Amanda Pegden
Clinical Medicine Jan 2021, 21 (1) e71-e76; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0614

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Use of procalcitonin for antibiotic stewardship in patients with COVID-19: A quality improvement project in a district general hospital
Christina Peters, Kelly Williams, Elena A Un, Louisa Little, Abeer Saad, Katherine Lendrum, Naomi Thompson, Nicholas D Weatherley, Amanda Pegden
Clinical Medicine Jan 2021, 21 (1) e71-e76; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0614
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