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Point-of-care testing, antibiotic prescribing, and prescribing confidence for respiratory tract infections in primary care: a prospective audit in 18 European countries

Alike W van der Velden, Alma C van de Pol, Emily Bongard, Daniela Cianci, Rune Aabenhus, Anca Balan, Femke Böhmer, Valerija Bralić Lang, Pascale Bruno, Slawomir Chlabicz, Samuel Coenen, Annelies Colliers, Ana García-Sangenís, Hrachuhi Ghazaryan, Maciej Godycki-Ćwirko, Siri Jensen, Christos Lionis, Sanne R van der Linde, Lile Malania, Jozsef Pauer, Angela Tomacinschii, Akke Vellinga, Ihor Zastavnyy, Susanne Emmerich, Adam Zerda, Theo J Verheij, Herman Goossens and Christopher C Butler
BJGP Open 2022; 6 (2): BJGPO.2021.0212. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0212
Alike W van der Velden
1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Alma C van de Pol
1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Emily Bongard
2 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Daniela Cianci
1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Rune Aabenhus
3 Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Anca Balan
4 Balan Medfam SRL, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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Femke Böhmer
5 Institute of General Practice, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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Valerija Bralić Lang
6 Department of Family Medicine, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Pascale Bruno
7 Département de Santé Publique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France
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Slawomir Chlabicz
8 Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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Samuel Coenen
9 Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Annelies Colliers
9 Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Ana García-Sangenís
10 Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain
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Hrachuhi Ghazaryan
11 Wigmore Clinic, Yerevan, Armenia
12 Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
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Maciej Godycki-Ćwirko
13 Centre for Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Siri Jensen
14 The Antibiotic Centre for Primary Care, Department of General Practice, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Christos Lionis
15 Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece
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Sanne R van der Linde
1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Lile Malania
16 National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia
17 Amer Science Management LLC, Tbilisi, Georgia
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18 DRC Drug Research Centre, Balatonfüred, Hungary
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Angela Tomacinschii
19 University Clinic of Primary Medical Assistance, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chișinău, The Republic of Moldova
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Akke Vellinga
20 School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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Ihor Zastavnyy
21 NGO Academy of Family Medicine of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine
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22 Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Germany GmbH, Cologne, Germany
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23 AMR Strategy & Development, Becton Dickinson and Co, North Carolina, NC, US
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Theo J Verheij
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24 Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Christopher C Butler
2 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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vol. 6 no. 2 BJGPO.2021.0212
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https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0212
PubMed 
34920989

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  • Received November 9, 2021
  • Accepted December 3, 2021
  • Published online August 30, 2022.

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  1. Alike W van der Velden1,*,
  2. Alma C van de Pol1,
  3. Emily Bongard2,
  4. Daniela Cianci1,
  5. Rune Aabenhus3,
  6. Anca Balan4,
  7. Femke Böhmer5,
  8. Valerija Bralić Lang6,
  9. Pascale Bruno7,
  10. Slawomir Chlabicz8,
  11. Samuel Coenen9,
  12. Annelies Colliers9,
  13. Ana García-Sangenís10,
  14. Hrachuhi Ghazaryan11,12,
  15. Maciej Godycki-Ćwirko13,
  16. Siri Jensen14,
  17. Christos Lionis15,
  18. Sanne R van der Linde1,
  19. Lile Malania16,17,
  20. Jozsef Pauer18,
  21. Angela Tomacinschii19,
  22. Akke Vellinga20,
  23. Ihor Zastavnyy21,
  24. Susanne Emmerich22,
  25. Adam Zerda23,
  26. Theo J Verheij1,
  27. Herman Goossens24 and
  28. Christopher C Butler2
  1. 1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  2. 2 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
  3. 3 Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  4. 4 Balan Medfam SRL, Cluj Napoca, Romania
  5. 5 Institute of General Practice, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
  6. 6 Department of Family Medicine, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
  7. 7 Département de Santé Publique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France
  8. 8 Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
  9. 9 Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  10. 10 Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol, Barcelona, Spain
  11. 11 Wigmore Clinic, Yerevan, Armenia
  12. 12 Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
  13. 13 Centre for Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
  14. 14 The Antibiotic Centre for Primary Care, Department of General Practice, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
  15. 15 Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece
  16. 16 National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia
  17. 17 Amer Science Management LLC, Tbilisi, Georgia
  18. 18 DRC Drug Research Centre, Balatonfüred, Hungary
  19. 19 University Clinic of Primary Medical Assistance, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chișinău, The Republic of Moldova
  20. 20 School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
  21. 21 NGO Academy of Family Medicine of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine
  22. 22 Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Germany GmbH, Cologne, Germany
  23. 23 AMR Strategy & Development, Becton Dickinson and Co, North Carolina, NC, US
  24. 24 Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Alike W van der Velden, a.w.vandervelden{at}umcutrecht.nl
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Point-of-care testing, antibiotic prescribing, and prescribing confidence for respiratory tract infections in primary care: a prospective audit in 18 European countries
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Point-of-care testing, antibiotic prescribing, and prescribing confidence for respiratory tract infections in primary care: a prospective audit in 18 European countries
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  • primary health care
  • anti-bacterial agents
  • respiratory tract infections
  • diagnostics
  • C-reactive protein
  • group A streptococcus
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  • confidence

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