Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Use of Point-of-Care C-Reactive Protein Testing to Reduce Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care

More appropriate and measured use of antibiotics may be achieved using point-of-care (POC) C-reactive protein (CRP) testing, but there is limited evidence of cost-effectiveness in routine practice. A decision analytic model was developed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of testing, compared with s...

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Main Authors: Emily A. F. Holmes, Sharman D. Harris, Alison Hughes, Noel Craine, Dyfrig A. Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/7/4/106