Estimated saving of antibiotics in pharyngitis and lower respiratory tract infections if general practitioners used rapid tests and followed guidelines.

CONCLUSIONS: GP adherence to guidelines and a correct introduction of rapid tests in clinical practice in Spain could result in a considerable saving of unnecessary prescription of antibiotics in pharyngitis and LRTIs. PMID: 27884552 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27884552?dopt=Abstract

Source: Atencion Primaria - November 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Llor C, Moragas A, Cots JM, López-Valcárcel BG, Happy Audit Study Group Tags: Aten Primaria Source Type: research

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