HTA - 12/33/12
Primary care use of a C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Point of Care Test (POCT) to help target antibiotic prescribing to patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD) who are most likely to benefit (The PACE Study)
Project title: Primary care use of a C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Point of Care Test (POCT) to help target antibiotic prescribing to patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD) who are most likely to benefit (The PACE Study)
Chief investigator: Professor Christopher Butler
Contractor: Cardiff University
Co-investigators: Dr Carl Llor, Dr David Gillespie, Dr Gurudutt Naik, Dr Jacqueline Nuttall, Dr Jochen Cals, Dr Mandy Wootton, Dr Micaela Gal, Dr Rhiannon Phillips, Dr Robin Howe, Mrs Margaret Barnard, Professor Brendan Delaney, Professor David Cohen, Professor Hasse Melbye, Professor Kerenza Hood, Professor Nick Francis, Professor Patrick White.
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