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dc.contributor.authorVan Hecke, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorBjerrum, Lars
dc.contributor.authorGentile, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorHopstaken, Rogier
dc.contributor.authorMelbye, Hasse
dc.contributor.authorPlate, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorVerbakel, Jan Y.
dc.contributor.authorLlor, Carl
dc.contributor.authorStaiano, Annamaria
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-11T11:51:33Z
dc.date.available2023-08-11T11:51:33Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-30
dc.description.abstractThe world faces the threat of increasing antimicrobial resistance, and there is growing consensus that swift action must be taken to improve the rational use of antibiotics and increase the stewardship of antibiotics to safeguard this key resource in modern healthcare. This paper provides the perspective of an international group of experts on the role of C-reactive protein point-of-care testing (CRP POCT) and other complementary strategies to improve antibiotic stewardship in primary care, with regards to the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients presenting symptoms of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). It provides guidance regarding the clinical assessment of symptoms in combination with C-reactive protein (CRP) results, at the point of care, to support the management decision, and discusses enhanced patient communication and delayed prescribing as complementary strategies to decrease the inappropriate use of antibiotics. Recommendation: CRP POCT should be promoted to improve the identification of adults presenting with symptoms of LRTIs in primary care who might gain additional benefit from antibiotic treatment. Appropriateness of antibiotic use can be maximized when CRP POCT is used together with complementary strategies such as enhanced communication skills training and delayed prescribing in addition to routine safety netting.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVan Hecke, Bjerrum, Gentile, Hopstaken, Melbye, Plate, Verbakel, Llor, Staiano. Guidance on C-reactive protein point-of-care testing and complementary strategies to improve antibiotic prescribing for adults with lower respiratory tract infections in primary care. Frontiers in medicine. 2023;10en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2159328
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmed.2023.1166742
dc.identifier.issn2296-858X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/29877
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen_US
dc.relation.journalFrontiers in medicine
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleGuidance on C-reactive protein point-of-care testing and complementary strategies to improve antibiotic prescribing for adults with lower respiratory tract infections in primary careen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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