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Effect of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing on antibiotic prescription in febrile patients attending primary care in Thailand and Myanmar: an open-label, randomised, controlled trial
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Background In southeast Asia, antibiotic prescription in febrile patients attending primary care is common, and a probable contributor to the high burden of antimicrobial resistance. The objective of this trial was to explore whether C-reactive protein (CRP) testing at point of care could rationalise antibiotic prescription in primary care, comparing two proposed thresholds to classify CRP concentrations as low or high to guide antibiotic treatment. Methods ... Expand abstract
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
- Version:
- Publisher's version
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- 10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30444-3
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+ Wellcome Trust
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Institutional Strategic Support Fundgrant (105605/Z/14/Z)
Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Lancet Global Health Journal website
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- e119-e131
- Publication date:
- 2018-12-13
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-09-15
- DOI:
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2214-109X
- Pubs id:
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pubs:954413
- URN:
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uri:12c4f44b-78c8-4c01-a2bf-1bc22117ec47
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uuid:12c4f44b-78c8-4c01-a2bf-1bc22117ec47
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- pubs:954413
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- Language:
- English
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- Copyright holder:
- Althaus et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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