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C-Reactive Protein Testing to Guide Antibiotic Prescribing for COPD Exacerbations

2019; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 381; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa1803185

1533-4406

Christopher Butler, David Gillespie, Patrick White, Janine Bates, Rachel Lowe, Emma Thomas‐Jones, Mandy Wootton, Kerenza Hood, Rhiannon Phillips, Hasse Melbye, Carl Llor, Jochen Cals, Gurudutt Naik, Nigel Kirby, Micaela Gal, Evgenia Riga, Nick Francis,

Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

Point-of-care testing of C-reactive protein (CRP) may be a way to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics without harming patients who have acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).