Adoption of C-reactive protein point-of-care tests for the management of acute childhood infections in primary care in the Netherlands and England: a comparative health systems analysis

• Main Authors: Juan Emmanuel Dewez (Author), Ruud G. Nijman (Author), Elizabeth J. A. Fitchett (Author), Rebecca Lynch (Author), Ronald de Groot (Author), Michiel van der Flier (Author), Ria Philipsen (Author), Harriet Vreugdenhil (Author), Stefanie Ettelt (Author), Shunmay Yeung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The use of point of care (POC) tests varies across Europe, but research into what drives this variability is lacking. Focusing on CRP POC tests, we aimed to understand what factors contribute to high versus low adoption of the tests, and also to explore whether they are used in c...