Use of Procalcitonin to Guide Discontinuation of Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Persistent Intra-Abdominal Collections: A Case Series

<div>Computed tomography scan before starting antimicrobial therapy in Patient 1 shows a moderate volume of fluid and gas around the hepatic dome measuring approximately 11.6 × 7.4 cm (a). Computed tomography at time of antimicrobial completion shows a complex fluid collection containing a few air bubbles inseparable from the left lobe of liver with pigtail drain with interval decrease in size to 9.1 × 5.5 cm (b).</div>

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

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Figure 1: Use of Procalcitonin to Guide Discontinuation of Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Persistent Intra-Abdominal Collections: A Case Series 

Figure 1 | Use of Procalcitonin to Guide Discontinuation of Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Persistent Intra-Abdominal Collections: A Case Series 