Dear Sir,
With great interest, we read the article of Schuijt et al. about guideline compliance in point-of-care (POC) testing for C-reactive protein (CRP) in primary care, and the influence of CRP results on antibiotic prescription. Guideline compliance is an important criterion when implementing a new POC test because misuse could lead to incorrect interpretation of results and inappropriate further medical management.
We fully endorse the relevance of this topic, since POC-CRP testing has been implemented in primary care in the Netherlands and has quickly become common practice in daily general practitioner care. However, research before and after implementation is scarce; and the evidence is still limited. In order to fully appreciate the results found, we have some additional questions. [...]

doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmy046, hdl.handle.net/1765/113385
Family Practice: an international journal
Department of General Practice

van den Berg, A., Oole, B., van der Gaag, W., & Elshout, G. (2018). Comment on 'Influence of point-of-care C-reactive protein testing on antibiotic prescription habits in primary care in the Netherlands' by Schuijt et al. Family Practice: an international journal, 35(6). doi:10.1093/fampra/cmy046