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Point-of-care C-reactive protein measurement by community health workers safely reduces antimicrobial use among children with respiratory illness: results from a stepped wedge cluster-randomized trial in rural Uganda

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This study investigated the impact of using C-reaction protein (CRP) measurement by community health workers (CHWs) on antibiotic use for children under 5 with febrile acute respiratory illness (ARI) in rural Uganda. In a randomized trial, CHWs used either the standard Integrated Community Care Management (iCCM) protocol or a protocol incorporating CRP measurement. Results … [Read more...] about Point-of-care C-reactive protein measurement by community health workers safely reduces antimicrobial use among children with respiratory illness: results from a stepped wedge cluster-randomized trial in rural Uganda