Usefulness of C-reactive protein testing in acute cough/respiratory tract infection: An open cluster-randomized clinical trial with C-reactive protein testing in the intervention group

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Andreeva, Elena ^a   Melbye, Hasse ^b  

^a NORTHERN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; C reactive protein; Chest radiography; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84900486759     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-80     Document Type: Article

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