Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic use versus a standard approach for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial and baseline characteristics of participating general practitioners [ISRCTN73182671]

BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) are among the most frequent reasons for consultations in primary care. Although predominantly viral in origin, ARTI often lead to the prescription of antibiotics for ambulatory patients, mainly because it is difficult to distinguish between viral...

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Autores principales: Briel, Matthias, Christ-Crain, Mirjam, Young, Jim, Schuetz, Philipp, Huber, Peter, Périat, Pierre, Bucher, Heiner C, Müller, Beat
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1190167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16107222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-6-34

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