Should all acutely ill children in primary care be tested with point-of-care CRP: a cluster randomised trial

BACKGROUND: Point-of-care blood C-reactive protein (CRP) testing has diagnostic value in helping clinicians rule out the possibility of serious infection. We investigated whether it should be offered to all acutely ill children in primary care or restricted to those identified as at risk on clinical...

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Autori principali: Verbakel, J, Lemiengre, M, De Burghgraeve, T, De Sutter, A, Aertgeerts, B, Shinkins, B, Perera, R, Mant, D, Van den Bruel, A, Buntinx, F
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: BioMed Central 2016