Availability of point-of-care culture and microscopy in general practice - does it lead to more appropriate use of antibiotics in patients with suspected urinary tract infection?

CONCLUSION: Availability of POC culture marginally increased appropriate treatment while waiting for the result from the microbiological laboratory. Practices should adopt a strategy where they either perform culture within the practice or send urine for culture at the microbiological laboratory. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02698332. PMID: 33356665 [PubMed - in process]
Source: European Journal of General Practice - Category: Primary Care Tags: Eur J Gen Pract Source Type: research