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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0614
Clin Med January 2021 Christina Peters
AChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
Roles: internal medicine trainee
Kelly Williams
AChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
Roles: internal medicine trainee
Elena A Un
AChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
Roles: internal medicine trainee
Louisa Little
BChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
Roles: foundation year 2 doctor
Abeer Saad
CChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
Roles: respiratory medicine and general internal medicine specialty registrar
Katherine Lendrum
DChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
Roles: consultant in emergency medicine and emergency department clinical lead
Naomi Thompson
EChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
Roles: microbiology consultant
Nicholas D Weatherley
FUniversity of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, UK
Roles: NIHR academic clinical lecturer in respiratory medicine
Amanda Pegden
GChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
Roles: sepsis lead and consultant in acute medicine
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- Christina Peters, internal medicine traineeA,
- Kelly Williams, internal medicine traineeA,
- Elena A Un, internal medicine traineeA,
- Louisa Little, foundation year 2 doctorB,
- Abeer Saad, respiratory medicine and general internal medicine specialty registrarC,
- Katherine Lendrum, consultant in emergency medicine and emergency department clinical leadD,
- Naomi Thompson, microbiology consultantE,
- Nicholas D Weatherley, NIHR academic clinical lecturer in respiratory medicineF and
- Amanda Pegden, sepsis lead and consultant in acute medicineG⇑
- AChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
- BChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
- CChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
- DChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
- EChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
- FUniversity of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, UK
- GChesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK
- 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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