The use of point-of-care testing for C-reactive protein to guide treatment lessened the use of antibiotics for COPD exacerbations without worsening clinical outcomes, according to a study published in ...

Throughout the study period, people receiving CRP testing were 20% less likely to be prescribed antibiotics for their exacerbations (57% vs 77.4%). When people with COPD experience exacerbations, 3 ...

This study demonstrated that the rate of antibiotic prescribing and referral to radiography could be reduced by the introduction of POCT for CRP. This reduction was most likely obtained without ...

Antibiotic prescribing in primary care practice for patients with COPD exacerbations is generally based on clinical features only, which are subjective and suboptimal for identifying patients who will ...

A new study has found that people who eat a diet high in ultra-processed foods consistently have a specific elevated health ...

Nov. 15 -- A new blood test that is said to predict heart attack risk better than the cholesterol test has generated a lot of excitement among heart specialists and speculation in news reports that it ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the global C-reactive protein test market since 2018 and the market is poised to grow by USD 110.41 million during 2019-2023, progressing at a ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global C-reactive Protein Testing Market - Segmented by Assay Type, Application, and Geography - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2018 - 2023)" report has been added to ...

A new blood test that may be a better predictor of heart disease and stroke than cholesterol measures catapulted into the headlines recently after a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. The ...

DUBLIN, March 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "C-Reactive Protein Testing Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Assay Type, by Detection Range, by Disease Area (Cancer, Endometriosis, ...

Background: Point of care testing for C-reactive protein (CRP) has shown promise as a measure to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in respiratory tract infections (RTI), but its use in primary ...