Procalcitonin to guide taking blood cultures in the intensive care unit; a cluster- randomized controlled trial P.J. van der Geest, M. Mohseni, D. Nieboer,

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Procalcitonin to guide taking blood cultures in the intensive care unit; a cluster- randomized controlled trial P.J. van der Geest, M. Mohseni, D. Nieboer, S. Duran, A.B.J. Groeneveld Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 86-91 (February 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.10.004 Copyright © 2016 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions

Fig. S1. Flowchart of patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2017 23, 86-91DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2016.10.004) Copyright © 2016 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions

Fig. S2. Flowchart of the cluster allocation; BC, blood culture; ICU, intensive care unit; PCT, procalcitonin.2 Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2017 23, 86-91DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2016.10.004) Copyright © 2016 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions