Journal article
Antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections 12 months after communication and CRP training: A randomized trial
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Purpose C-reactive-protein (CRP) is useful for diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections (RTIs). A large international trial documented that Internet-based training in CRP point-of-care testing, in enhanced communication skills, or both reduced antibiotic prescribing at 3 months, with risk ratios (RRs) of 0.68, 0.53, 0.38, respectively. We report the longer-term impact in this trial.
Methods A total of 246 general practices in 6 countries were cluster-randomized to usual care...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Annals of Family Medicine Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Annals of Family Medicine Journal website
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 125-132
- Publication date:
- 2019-03-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-12-31
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1544-1717
- ISSN:
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1544-1709
- Source identifiers:
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959453
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pubs:959453
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uuid:b50067ca-81a9-48bf-926a-076cce0e455e
- Local pid:
- pubs:959453
- Deposit date:
- 2019-01-14
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- Annals of Family Medicine, Inc
- Copyright date:
- 2019
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- Copyright © 2019 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
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