Cost-effectiveness of point-of-care diagnostics for AMR: a systematic review.

Abraham TolleyAkhil BansalRebecca MurerwaJames Howard Dicks

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2024)

There is evidence that some POCTs are cost-effective in reducing antimicrobial prescribing, with potential concomitant clinical benefits. Such interventions-especially CRP POCTs in both high- and low-income settings-merit further, large-scale clinical evaluation.

Keyphrases

clinical evaluation
primary care
staphylococcus aureus
human health
adverse drug
emergency department
climate change
electronic health record