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Microbiological point of care testing before antibiotic prescribing in primary care: considerable variations between practices
BACKGROUND: Point-of-care testing (POCT) in primary care may improve rational antibiotic prescribing. We examined use of POCT in Denmark, including patient- and general practitioner (GP)-related predictors. METHODS: We linked nationwide health care databases to assess POCT use (C-reactive protein (C...
Autores principales: | Haldrup, Steffen, Thomsen, Reimar W., Bro, Flemming, Skov, Robert, Bjerrum, Lars, Søgaard, Mette |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5270219/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28125965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0576-y |
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