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Relationship between microbiology of throat swab and clinical course among primary care patients with acute cough: a prospective cohort study

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Background: Acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs) account for most antibiotics prescribed in primary care despite lack of efficacy, partly due to clinician uncertainty about aetiology and patient concerns about illness course. Nucleic acid amplification tests could assist antibiotic targeting.

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 645 patients presenting to primary care with acute cough and suspected ALRTI, provided throat...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/fampra/cmz093

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-8965-104X
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Family Practice Journal website
Volume:
37
Issue:
3
Pages:
332-339
Publication date:
2019-12-17
Acceptance date:
2019-12-03
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EISSN:
1460-2229
ISSN:
0263-2136
Language:
English
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pubs:1076260
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uuid:c5ad9598-3e48-4e2b-a733-c0daa9016b39
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pubs:1076260
Source identifiers:
1076260
Deposit date:
2019-12-04

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