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What a difference a CRP makes. A prospective observational study on how point-of-care C-reactive protein testing influences antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections in Swedish primary health care
Objective: To explore how C-reactive protein (CRP) tests serve to support physicians in decisions concerning antibiotic prescription to patients with respiratory tract infections (RTI). Design. Prospective observational study. Setting: Primary health care centres in western Sweden. Subjects. Physici...
Autores principales: | Lindström, Johan, Nordeman, Lena, Hagström, Bertil |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750737/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26643196 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02813432.2015.1114348 |
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