C-reactive protein point-of-care testing for safely reducing antibiotics for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the PACE RCT
Background: Most patients presenting with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in primary care are prescribed antibiotics, but these may not be beneficial, and they can cause side effects and increase the risk of subsequent resistant infections. Point-of-care tests (...
Main Authors: | Nick A Francis, David Gillespie, Patrick White, Janine Bates, Rachel Lowe, Bernadette Sewell, Rhiannon Phillips, Helen Stanton, Nigel Kirby, Mandy Wootton, Emma Thomas-Jones, Kerenza Hood, Carl Llor, Jochen Cals, Hasse Melbye, Gurudutt Naik, Micaela Gal, Deborah Fitzsimmons, Mohammed Fasihul Alam, Evgenia Riga, Ann Cochrane, Christopher C Butler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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NIHR Journals Library
2020-03-01
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Series: | Health Technology Assessment |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24150 |
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