Procalcitonin and lung ultrasonography point-of-care testing to determine antibiotic prescription in patients with lower respiratory tract infection in primary care: pragmatic cluster randomised trial

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether point-of care procalcitonin and lung ultrasonography can safely reduce unnecessary antibiotic treatment in patients with lower respiratory tract infections in primary care. DESIGN: Three group, pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial from September 2018 to March 20...

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Autores principales: Lhopitallier, Loïc, Kronenberg, Andreas, Meuwly, Jean-Yves, Locatelli, Isabella, Mueller, Yolanda, Senn, Nicolas, D’Acremont, Valérie, Boillat-Blanco, Noémie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. 2021
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9083102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34548312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2132

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9083102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34548312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2132

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