Point-of-care C-reactive protein testing to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics for non-severe acute respiratory infections in Vietnamese primary health care: a randomised controlled trial

<p><strong>Background</strong> Inappropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infections is common in primary health care, but distinguishing serious from self-limiting infections is difficult, particularly in low-resource settings. We assessed whether C-reactive protein...

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Main Authors: Do, NTT, Ta, NTD, Tran, NTH, Than, HM, Vu, BTN, Hoang, LB, van Doorn, HR, Vu, DTV, Cals, JWL, Chandna, A, Lubell, Y, Nadjm, B, Thwaites, G, Wolbers, M, Nguyen, KV, Wertheim, HFL
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016