Current problems associated with the microbiological point-of-care testing of respiratory tract infections in primary care

Future Microbiol. 2016 May:11:607-10. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2015-0020.
No abstract available

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; point-of-care testing; primary care; respiratory tract infections.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Point-of-Care Systems
  • Point-of-Care Testing*
  • Primary Health Care*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / diagnosis*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Biomarkers