Lower threshold for rapid antigen detection testing in patients with sore throats would reduce antibiotic use

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 347, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bjerrum, Lars ^a   Currea, Gloria Cristina Cordoba ^a   Llor, Carlos ^b   Lindbæk, Morten ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; LETTER; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84889047257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f7055     Document Type: Letter

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