Point of care susceptibility testing in primary care - Does it lead to a more appropriate prescription of antibiotics in patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections? Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Holm, Anne ^a   Cordoba, Gloria ^a   Sørensen, Tina Møller ^b   Jessen, Lisbeth Rem ^b   Siersma, Volkert ^a   Bjerrum, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; HUMAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DENMARK; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POINT-OF-CARE TESTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84939643542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0322-x     Document Type: Article

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