Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic use versus a standard approach for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial and baseline characteristics of participating general practitioners [ISRCTN73182671]

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Briel, Matthias ^a   Christ Crain, Mirjam ^b   Young, Jim ^a   Schuetz, Philipp ^b   Huber, Peter ^b   Périat, Pierre ^c   Bucher, Heiner C ^a   Müller, Beat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c General Practice   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROCALCITONIN; ANTIBODY; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SIDE EFFECT; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CALCITONIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24044487918     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-6-34     Document Type: Article

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