Implementing point-of-care CRP testing for better diagnosis of acute respiratory infections

[摘要] INTRODUCTION Many countries in Europe have routinely implemented the use of point-of-care testing (POCT) for c-reactive protein (CRP) in primary care to guide antibiotic therapy in patients with acute respiratory infections; however, this has not been implemented in the UK or Australia. General practice is where the majority of antibiotics are prescribed and CRP testing may provide a means to help limit antibiotic use to those patients with severe (bacterial) infections. A recent addition to this debate is whether the arguments to measure CRP rapidly also need to be applied to COVID-19 testing.

[学科分类] 卫生学