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Effects of primary care C-reactive protein point-of-care testing on antibiotic prescribing by general practice staff: pragmatic randomised controlled trial, England, 2016 and 2017

BACKGROUND: C-reactive protein (CRP) testing can be used as a point-of-care test (POCT) to guide antibiotic use for acute cough. AIM: We wanted to determine feasibility and effect of introducing CRP POCT in general practices in an area with high antibiotic prescribing for patients with acute cough a...

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Autores principales: Eley, Charlotte Victoria, Sharma, Anita, Lee, Hazel, Charlett, Andre, Owens, Rebecca, McNulty, Cliodna Ann Miriam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7645970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33153517
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.44.1900408

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