C-reactive protein point of care testing in the management of acute respiratory infections in the Vietnamese primary healthcare setting - A cost benefit analysis

• Main Authors: Yoel Lubell, Nga T.T. Do, Kinh V. Nguyen, Ngan T.D. Ta, Ninh T.H. Tran, Hung M. Than, Long B. Hoang, Poojan Shrestha, Rogier H. Van Doorn, Behzad Nadjm, Heiman F.L. Wertheim
• Other Authors: University of Oxford
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46251
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2018 The Author(s). Aim: We assess the cost-benefit implications of C-reactive protein (CRP) testing in reducing antibiotic prescription for acute respiratory infection in Viet Nam by comparing the incremental costs of CRP testing with the economic costs of antimicrobial resistance averted due to...