Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategies Including Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) for Pediatric Patients with Upper-Respiratory-Tract Infections in Primary Care: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations

• Autori principali: Costanza Vicentini (Autore), Lorenzo Vola (Autore), Christian Previti (Autore), Valerio Brescia (Autore), Francesca Dal Mas (Autore), Carla Maria Zotti (Autore), Fabrizio Bert (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Upper-respiratory-tract infections (URTIs) are among the main causes of antibiotic prescriptions in pediatric patients. Over one-third of all antibiotic prescriptions for URTIs in children are estimated to be inappropriate, as the majority of URTIs are caused by viral agents. Several strategies, inc...