Systematic method for developing tailored strategies for implementing point-of-care procalcitonin testing to guide antibiotic prescribing in Swiss primary care: a protocol for a mixed-methods participatory approach
This study does not fall within the scope of the Human Research Act, and the necessity for a formal evaluation was waived from the Cantonal Ethics Committee (Req-2023-00392). The results of our study will be shared among the Antimicrobial Stewardship in Ambulatory Care Platform network, published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and will be presented at international and national conferences.
Authors
- Joachim Marti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5763-3704)
- Yolanda Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8861-4538)
- Catherine Plüss-Suard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2475-8057)
- Aline Wolfensberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9028-0007)
- Rahel Naef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5872-076X)
- Byron J. Powell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5245-1186)
- Noémie Boillat‐Blanco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2490-8174)
- Anne Niquille (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-5731)
- Lauren Clack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5162-5188)
- Anna Nicolet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9125-1697)
- Jelena Dunaiceva
- Sophie Gendolla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7615-4025)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne (CH)
- Saint Louis University (US)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091285
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung