Implementation of C-reactive protein point of care testing to improve antibiotic targeting in respiratory illness in Vietnamese primary care (ICAT): a study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

<strong>Introduction </strong>C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker of infection, has been used widely in high-income settings to guide antibiotic treatment in patients presenting with respiratory illnesses in primary care. Recent trials in low- and middle-income countries showed that CR...

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Auteurs principaux: Thi Thuy Do, N, Greer, RC, Lubell, Y, Dittrich, S, Vandendorpe, M, Nguyen, VA, Ngoc Thach, P, Thi Dieu Ngan, T, Van Kinh, N, Hung Thai, C, Dung, LTK, Nguyen Thi Cam, T, Nguyen, TH, Nadjm, B, van Doorn, HR, Lewycka, S
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: BMJ Publishing Group 2020