title: Need for a biomarker to de-escalate antimicrobial empirical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Clínica de Cuidados Críticos y Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain. jgarnachom@gmail.com.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garnacho-Montero
authors.affiliation: Unidad Clínica de Cuidados Críticos y Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Pizarraya
authors.affiliation: Unidad Clínica de Cuidados Críticos y Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Escoresca-Ortega
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents