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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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