C-reactive protein measurement in general practice may lead to lower antibiotic prescribing for sinusitis

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 506, 2004, Pages 659-662

  Bjerrum, Lars ^a   Gahrn Hansen, Bente ^b   Munck, Anders P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; C reactive protein; General practice; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN V; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGISTER; SINUSITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 4544274206     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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