Efficacy and safety of rapid tests to guide antibiotic prescriptions for sore throat.

CONCLUSIONS: Rapid testing to guide antibiotic treatment for sore throat in primary care probably reduces antibiotic prescription rates by 25% (absolute risk difference), but may have little or no impact on antibiotic dispensing. More studies are needed to assess the efficacy and safety of rapid test-guided antibiotic prescribing, notably to evaluate patient-centred outcomes and variability across subgroups (e.g. adults versus children). PMID: 32497279 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32497279?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - June 3, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cohen JF, Pauchard JY, Hjelm N, Cohen R, Chalumeau M Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research