C-reactive protein point of care testing in the management of acute respiratory infections in the Vietnamese primary healthcare setting – a cost benefit analysis

C-reactive protein point of care testing in the management of acute respiratory infections in the Vietnamese primary healthcare setting – a cost benefit analysis

Abstract Aim We assess the cost-benefit implications of C-reactive protein (CRP) testing in reducing antibiotic prescription for acute respiratory infection in Viet Nam by comparing the incremental costs of CRP testing with the economic costs of antimicrobial resistance averted due to lower antibiot...

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Main Authors: Yoel Lubell, Nga T. T. Do, Kinh V. Nguyen, Ngan T. D. Ta, Ninh T. H. Tran, Hung M. Than, Long B. Hoang, Poojan Shrestha, Rogier H. van Doorn, Behzad Nadjm, Heiman F. L. Wertheim
פורמט: Article
שפה:English
יצא לאור: BMC 2018-10-01
סדרה:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
נושאים:
C- reactive protein
Cost-benefit
Antibiotic
Primary care
Vietnam
גישה מקוונת:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0414-1

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0414-1

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