Impact on antibiotic prescription of rapid antigen detection testing in acute pharyngitis in adults: A randomised clinical trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 586, 2011, Pages

  Llor, Carl ^a   Madurell, Jordi ^b   Balagué Corbella, Montse ^c   Gómez, Mónica ^d   Cots, Josep Maria ^e  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^d Primary Healthcare Centre Doctor Josep Torner I Fors   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical; Clinical trials; Criteria; Primary care; Randomised; Rapid antigen detection test; Streptococcus; Streptococcus Group A

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAPID ANTIGEN DETECTION TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; VALIDITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 79957530446     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X572436     Document Type: Article

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