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Implementation of C-reactive protein point of care testing to improve antibiotic targeting in respiratory illness in Vietnamese primary care (ICAT): a study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

INTRODUCTION: C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker of infection, has been used widely in high-income settings to guide antibiotic treatment in patients presenting with respiratory illnesses in primary care. Recent trials in low- and middle-income countries showed that CRP testing could safely reduc...

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Autores principales: Thi Thuy Do, Nga, Greer, Rachel Claire, Lubell, Yoel, Dittrich, Sabine, Vandendorpe, Maida, Nguyen, Van Anh, Ngoc Thach, Pham, Thi Dieu Ngan, Ta, Van Kinh, Nguyen, Hung Thai, Cao, Dung, Le Thi Kim, Nguyen Thi Cam, Tu, Nguyen, Thanh Ha, Nadjm, Behzad, van Doorn, H Rogier, Lewycka, Sonia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7759760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33361164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040977