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  • Emily Holmes
  • Sharman D. Harris
    Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
  • Alison Hughes
    Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
  • Noel Craine
    Ysbyty Gwynedd
  • Dyfrig Hughes
More appropriate and measured use of antibiotics may be achieved using point-of-care (POC) C-reactive protein (CRP) testing, but there is limited evidence of cost-effectiveness in routine practice. A decision analytic model was developed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of testing, compared with standard care, in adults presenting in primary care with symptoms of acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI). Analyses considered (1) pragmatic use of testing, reflective of routine clinical practice, and (2) testing according to clinical guidelines. Threshold and scenario analysis were performed to identify cost-effective scenarios. In patients with symptoms of ARTI and based on routine practice, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios of CRP testing were £19,705 per quality-adjusted-life-year (QALY) gained and £16.07 per antibiotic prescription avoided. Following clinical guideline, CRP testing in patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) cost £4,390 per QALY gained and £9.31 per antibiotic prescription avoided. At a threshold of £20,000 per QALY, the probabilities of POC CRP testing being cost-effective were 0.49 (ARTI) and 0.84 (LRTI). POC CRP testing as implemented in routine practice is appreciably less cost-effective than when adhering to clinical guidelines. The implications for antibiotic resistance and Clostridium difficile infection warrant further investigation.
Iaith wreiddiolSaesneg
Rhif yr erthygl106
Nifer y tudalennau19
CyfnodolynAntibiotics
Cyfrol7
Rhif y cyfnodolyn4
Dynodwyr Gwrthrych Digidol (DOIs)
StatwsCyhoeddwyd - 7 Rhag 2018

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