C-Reactive Protein Testing to Guide Antibiotic Prescribing for COPD Exacerbations
New England Journal of Medicine2019Vol. 381(2), pp. 111–120
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Christopher Butler, David Gillespie, Patrick White, Janine Bates, Rachel Lowe, Emma Thomas‐Jones, Mandy Wootton, Kerenza Hood, Rhiannon Phillips, Hasse Melbye, Carl Llor, Jochen Cals, Gurudutt Naik, Nigel Kirby, Micaela Gal, Evgenia Riga, Nick Francis
Abstract
CRP-guided prescribing of antibiotics for exacerbations of COPD in primary care clinics resulted in a lower percentage of patients who reported antibiotic use and who received antibiotic prescriptions from clinicians, with no evidence of harm. (Funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Program; PACE Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN24346473.).
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