Feasibility of using C-reactive protein for point-of-care testing

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 233-240

  Joshi, Ashish ^a   Perin, Douglas Puricelli ^a   Gehle, Amanda ^a,b   Nsiah Kumi, Phyllis A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adults; antibiotics; children primary care; CRP; point of care

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; BLOOD; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEBRASKA; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84884358535     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-130720     Document Type: Article

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