Procalcitonin Guided Antibiotic Stewardship in Pediatric Sepsis and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections.

Objectives: To determine the impact of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship protocol (PCT-ASP) in children admitted with sepsis and lower respiratory tract infection on the duration of antibiotic therapy and clinical outcome.

Methods: This was a single-center study involving children with infections treated with antibiotic therapy according to the PCT-ASP as the study group. The control group consisted of children with same age and diagnosis who were treated with antibiotics according to individual unit protocol before the implementation of PCT-ASP.

Sleep Promotion Program for Improving Sleep Behaviors in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.

Aims. The purpose of this pilot trial was to determine the efficacy of sleep promotion program to adapt it for the use of adolescents studying in various schools of Mangalore, India, and evaluate the feasibility issues before conducting a randomized controlled trial in a larger sample of adolescents. Methods.