Impact of Point-of-Care Rapid Diagnostic Tests on Antibiotic Prescription Among Patients Aged <18 Years in Primary Healthcare Settings in 2 Peri-Urban Districts in Ghana: Randomized Controlled Trial Results

BACKGROUND: Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions are a known driver of antimicrobial resistance in settings with limited diagnostic capacity. This study aimed to assess the impact of diagnostic algorithms incorporating rapid diagnostic tests on clinical outcomes and antibiotic prescriptions compar...

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Autores principales: Adjei, Alexander, Kukula, Vida, Narh, Clement Tetteh, Odopey, Selase, Arthur, Emmanuel, Odonkor, Gabriel, Mensah, Michael Matey, Olliaro, Piero, Horgan, Philip, Dittrich, Sabine, Moore, Catrin E, Salami, Olawale, Awini, Elizabeth, Nkeramahame, Juvenal, Williams, John, Baiden, Rita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10368405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37490745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad328

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10368405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37490745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad328

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