Background Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging global threat to health and is
associated with increased consumption of antibiotics. Seventy-four per cent of antibiotic …

C-reactive protein (CRP) point-of-care testing (POCT) is increasingly being promoted to
reduce diagnostic uncertainty and enhance antibiotic stewardship. In primary care …

Background The effect of procalcitonin-guided use of antibiotics on treatment for suspected
lower respiratory tract infection is unclear. Methods In 14 US hospitals with high adherence …

Background 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 …

METHODS: In a retrospective cohort study using 2015–2016 claims data from a large
national commercial health plan, we identified ARI visits by children (0–17 years old) …

In direct-to-consumer telemedicine, physicians treat patients through real-time audiovisual
conferencing for common conditions such as acute respiratory infections. Early studies had …

Objective Antibiotic overuse contributes to antibiotic resistance and adverse consequences.
Acute respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the most common reason for antibiotic …

Background Nudge interventions are those that seek to modify the social and physical
environment to enhance capacity for subconscious behaviours that align with the intrinsic …

Background: Unnecessary antibiotic use in the community in Canada is not well defined.
Our objective was to quantify unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in a Canadian primary care …

Background Between-country differences have been described in antibiotic prescribing for
respiratory tract infection (RTI) in primary care, but not yet for diagnostic testing procedures …