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

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

Introduction 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 CRP testing could safely reduce...

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Main Authors: H Rogier van Doorn, Behzad Nadjm, Yoel Lubell, Rachel Claire Greer, Sabine Dittrich, Sonia Lewycka, Nga Thi Thuy Do, Maida Vandendorpe, Van Anh Nguyen, Pham Ngoc Thach, Ta Thi Dieu Ngan, Nguyen Van Kinh, Cao Hung Thai, Le Thi Kim Dung, Tu Nguyen Thi Cam, Thanh Ha Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/12/e040977.full
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