Decreased Antibiotic Prescription in an Italian Pediatric Population With Nonspecific and Persistent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections by Use of a Point-of-Care White Blood Cell Count, in Addition to Antibiotic Delayed Prescription Strategy

The aim of this study was to test, in delayed antibiotic strategy, if the usages of a point-of-care leukocyte count would significantly decrease the prescription rate of antibiotics for children with nonspecific upper respiratory tract infections. A prospective clinical trial was performed in 23 pri...

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Autores principales: Cioffi, Luigi, Limauro, Raffaele, Sassi, Roberto, Boccazzi, Antonio, del Gaizo, Donatella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4784568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27335990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333794X15615771

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4784568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27335990
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333794X15615771

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