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. 2020 Nov 5;25(44):1900408. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.44.1900408

Table 5. Estimated reduction in the odds of prescribing (total antibiotics) in intervention practices, compared to non-intervention practices, C-reactive protein point-of-care testing, Northern England, 2016–17 (n = 1,186).

Estimated reduction in the odds of prescribing: total antibiotics (OR, 95% CI)
Diagnosis included All intervention practices High-fidelity intervention practices Low-fidelity intervention practices
Lower respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, chest/respiratory infection, cough (n = 1,186) −12%
(0.88; 95% CI: 0.66–1.16)
−19%
(0.81; 95% CI: 0.66–1.17)
−7%
(0.93; 95% CI: 0.67–1.30)
Cough (n = 594) −21%
(0.79; 95% CI: 0.46–1.35)
−31%
(0.69; 95% CI: 0.35–1.38)
−13%
(0.87; 95% CI: 0.46–1.65)

CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.