title: Current problems associated with the microbiological point-of-care testing of respiratory tract infections in primary care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC), Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Wendy E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Kaman
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC), Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Gijs
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elshout
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC), Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Patrick Je
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bindels
authors.affiliation: Hahn-Schickard, Georges-Koehler-Allee 103, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.|Laboratory for MEMS Applications, IMTEK - Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, Georges-Koehler-Allee 103, 79110 Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitsakakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC), Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hays
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D000067716:Point-of-Care Testing; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: antibiotic resistance; point-of-care testing; primary care; respiratory tract infections