Perceptions and attitudes of french general practitioners towards rapid antigen diagnostic tests in acute pharyngitis using a randomized case vignette study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1540-1546

  Pulcini, Céline ^a,b,c   Pauvif, Laure ^c,d,e   Paraponaris, Alain ^c,d,e   Verger, Pierre ^c,e   Ventelou, Bruno ^c,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescription; Barriers; Medical practice; Primary care; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PERCEPTION; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RAPID ANTIGEN DIAGNOSTIC TEST; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861113077     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks073     Document Type: Article

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