Immediate availability of C-reactive protein and leukocyte count data influenced physicians' decisions to prescribe antimicrobial drugs for new outpatients with acute infections.
Takemura
Yuzuru
Y
Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. yutakemu@interlink.or.jp
Kakoi
Hideo
H
Ishida
Haku
H
Kure
Hideki
H
Tatsuguchi-Harada
Yuriko
Y
Sugawara
Masafumi
M
Inoue
Yuji
Y
Ebisawa
Ken
K
Kure
Morimitsu
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002097:C-Reactive Protein