🆕⚡🟢PRUDENCE RCT A pragmatic, randomised controlled clinical trial in 13 countries Point-of-care testing strategy versus usual care to safely reduce antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care A point-of-care testing strategy for respiratory tract infection, which included testing for CRP, group A streptococcus, and influenza, did not reduce antibiotic prescribing when clinicians were considering prescribing or had planned to prescribe an antibiotic. Point-of-care testing is unlikely to be effective as a standalone solution in antimicrobial stewardship. @BradSpellberg Thanks @Inox94 thelancet.com/journals/lanpr…

@ABsteward CRP is still missing a bowel.

@BradSpellberg @ABsteward Isn't the real issue here (sort of like the ProACT), that physicians on average just won't use inflammatory biomarkers when they conflict with their clinical gestalt? It just seems like we're studying clinician behavior more than the utility of clinical tests.

@austingmeyer @ABsteward Yup