What a difference a CRP makes. A prospective observational study on how point-of-care C-reactive protein testing influences antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections in Swedish primary health care

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 275-282

  Lindström, Johan ^a   Nordeman, Lena ^b   Hagström, Bertil ^b  

^a N rhälsan Primary Health Care Center Lerum   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

antibacterial agents; C reactive protein; drug prescriptions; general practice; point ofcare systems; primary health care; respiratory tract infections; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84949232947     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2015.1114348     Document Type: Article

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