Economic Consequences of The Determinalistic Relation Between Laboratory Tests Indication And Antibiotic Prescription

Abstract

A 3 4 7 -A 7 6 6 A621 only 5.5%. ConClusions: The indication of CRP/CRP-POCT-test before antibiotic prescription not only prevents the development of antibiotic resistance, it is also cost-effective. The reduction of antibiotic prescription to 35.0% by increasing the CRP/CRP-POCT-test indication to 26.2% saved a total of 135.4 EUR per 100 patients.

Evaluation of Antibiotics Prescriptions in the City of Vitoria, ES - Brazil, and its Relation with Laboratory Diagnosis

“…In an analysis of the correlation between C-reactive protein (CRP or CRP-POC) tests and antibiotic prescribing in Slovakia, revealed a 35% savings in public spending on antibiotic therapy [13].…”