title: Using procalcitonin to diagnose sepsis and the potential for improved antibiotic stewardship.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Faix
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000032:analysis*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000032:analysis*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide