PROcalcitonin and NEWS2 evaluation for Timely identification of sepsis and Optimal use of antibiotics in the emergency department (PRONTO): protocol for a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

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• David Taylor-Robinson,
• Steve Goodacre,
• Neil French,
• Richard Body,
• Kerenza Hood,
• Emma Thomas-Jones,
• Jane Daniels,
• Sarah Walker,
• Ingeborg Welters,
• Mike Bradburn,
• Paul Schmidt,
• Enitan Carrol,
• Lucy Brookes-Howell,
• Sarah Milosevic,
• Andrew Tabner,
• Philip Pallmann,
• Stephen Aston,
• Gavin Barlow,
• Emma Richards,
• Emmanuel Nsutebu,
• Philip Howard,
• Matthew Inada-Kim,
• Stacy Todd,
• Fiona McGill,
• Martin Llewelyn,
• Louis Wihelmus Niessen,
• Joanne Euden,
• Julie Carman,
• Stephanie Gilbert,
• Sam Clarkstone,
• Jacqui Hughes,
• Lena Meister,
• Angela Brain,
• Matthew Scarborough,
• Sian O'Shea,
• Claire James

Affiliations

David Taylor-Robinson

professor emeritus

Steve Goodacre

professor of emergency medicine

Neil French

Centre for Global Vaccine Research, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Liverpool, UK

Richard Body

Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Kerenza Hood

Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Emma Thomas-Jones

Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Jane Daniels

7 Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Sarah Walker

Institute of Health Research, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK

Ingeborg Welters

Institute for Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Mike Bradburn

4 Clinical Trials Research Unit, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Paul Schmidt

4University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA

Enitan Carrol

Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Lucy Brookes-Howell

Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Sarah Milosevic

Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Andrew Tabner

Emergency Department, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK

Philip Pallmann

Centre for Trials Research, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Stephen Aston

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tropical and Infectious Disease Unit, Intensive care Unit, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK

Gavin Barlow

consultant in infectious diseases and honorary senior lecturer

Emma Richards

ENT, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

Emmanuel Nsutebu

infectious disease physician

Philip Howard

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, UK

Matthew Inada-Kim

Department of Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance and Deterioration, NHS England, Redditch, Worcestershire, UK

Stacy Todd

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tropical and Infectious Disease Unit, Intensive care Unit, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK

Fiona McGill

Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Martin Llewelyn

Department of Microbiology and Infection, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK

Louis Wihelmus Niessen

Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK

Joanne Euden

Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Julie Carman

PPI representative, Lancashire, UK

Stephanie Gilbert

Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Sam Clarkstone

Jacqui Hughes

Lena Meister

Angela Brain

Matthew Scarborough

Sian O'Shea

Claire James