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Better tests also in primary care.
TO THE EDITOR—We welcome the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) policy paper about the need for better point-of-care tests (POCTs) to support improved clinical care for infectious diseases, but consider that additional considerations from a primary care perspective, where most infections are managed, also need to be taken into account [1]. Primary care accounts for >80% of all human ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu079