The Impact of Point-of-Care Blood C-Reactive Protein Testing on Prescribing Antibiotics in Out-of-Hours Primary Care: A Mixed Methods Evaluation

• Hlavní autoři: Sharon Dixon (Autor), Thomas R. Fanshawe (Autor), Lazaro Mwandigha (Autor), George Edwards (Autor), Philip J. Turner (Autor), Margaret Glogowska (Autor), Marjorie M. Gillespie (Autor), Duncan Blair (Autor), Gail N. Hayward (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: MDPI AG, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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Improving prescribing antibiotics appropriately for respiratory infections in primary care is an antimicrobial stewardship priority. There is limited evidence to support interventions to reduce prescribing antibiotics in out-of-hours (OOH) primary care. Herein, we report a service innovation where p...