Does diagnostic testing always decrease antibiotics prescriptions?
Published in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care • Aug 3, 2022
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Antoñanzas F
Juárez-Castelló CA
Rodríguez-Ibeas R
Abstract
Background Empiric prescription to treat infectious diseases in community care settings has caused antibiotics to be overprescribed, increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). To reduce antibiotics prescription, the use of point-of-care diagnostic testing (POCT) has been suggested.Methods We present...
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