Utilisation and consequences of CRP point-of-care-testing in primary care practices: a real-world multicentre observational study with 1740 patient cases in Germany
When available, German GPs predominantly use semi-quantitative CRP-POCTs to guide decisions on antibiotic prescribing in patients with RTIs. CRP-POCT use improves clinical decision making and increases the GP's clinical confidence.
Authors
- Kahina Toutaoui
- Susanne Doepfmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4263-2682)
- Robby Markwart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0338-3433)
- Doreen Kuschick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0840-1098)
- Christoph Heintze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2179-8192)
- Jutta Bleidorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8752-0129)
- Paul Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2790-0071)
- Markus Krause
- Florian Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0961-1057)
- Lisa Kuempel
- Liliana Rost
- Lena-Sophie Lehmann
Institutions
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Jena University Hospital (DE)
- InfectoGnostics Research Campus Jena (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJGP Open
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2024.0120
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.96
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung