Open AccessAntibiotics and COPD: Time to order a C-reactive protein test?
Author(s) -
Cleveland Piggott,
Corey Lyon,
Katherine Hale
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.17
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1533-7294
DOI - 10.12788/jfp.0202
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , c reactive protein , copd , test (biology) , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , inflammation , paleontology , biology
This RCT provided valuable insights as to whether CRP-guided prescribing could safely reduce antibiotic use during acute COPD exacerbations.