Effect of C reactive protein point-of-care testing on antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections in nursing home residents:cluster randomised controlled trial
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether C reactive protein point-of-care testing (CRP POCT) safely reduces antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections in nursing home residents. DESIGN: Pragmatic, cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING: The UPCARE study included 11 nursing home organisations in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS: 84 physicians from 11 nursing home organisations included 241 participants with suspected lower respiratory tract infections from September 2018 to the end of March 2020. INTERVENTIONS: Nursing homes allocated to the intervention group had access to CRP POCT... Mehr ...
| Verfasser: |
Boere, Tjarda M
van Buul, Laura W
Hopstaken, Rogier M
van Tulder, Maurits W
Twisk, Jos W M R
Verheij, Theo J M
Hertogh, Cees M P M |
| Dokumenttyp: |
Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: |
2021 |
| Reihe/Periodikum: |
Boere , T M , van Buul , L W , Hopstaken , R M , van Tulder , M W , Twisk , J W M R , Verheij , T J M & Hertogh , C M P M 2021 , ' Effect of C reactive protein point-of-care testing on antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections in nursing home residents : cluster randomised controlled trial ' , BMJ (Clinical research ed.) , vol. 374 , n2198 , pp. 1-8 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2198 |
| Schlagwörter: |
Aged
/ 80 and over
/ Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
/ Antimicrobial Stewardship
/ C-Reactive Protein/analysis
/ Cluster Analysis
/ Drug Prescriptions/statistics & numerical data
/ Drug Resistance
/ Microbial
/ Female
/ Homes for the Aged
/ Humans
/ Male
/ Netherlands
/ Nursing Homes
/ Point-of-Care Testing
/ Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis
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/ name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
| Sprache: |
Englisch |
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