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Antibiotic use for sore throats
Authors’ reply to Bjerrum and colleagues
BMJ 2013; 347 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f7063 (Published 28 November 2013) Cite this as: BMJ 2013;347:f7063
- Paul Little, general practitioner and professor of primary care research1,
- Michael Moore, general practitioner and reader in primary care1
- 1Aldermoore Health Centre, University of Southampton Medical School, Southampton SO16 5ST, UK
- p.little{at}soton.ac.uk
Bjerrum and colleagues query the generalisability of our trial sample, stating that 697 patients were approached over two and a half years.1 2 They also question the cut-off value of the clinical score used to determine whether a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) should be used.
Regarding patient recruitment, 697 refers to the second phase: an estimated 1944 patients were approached during the whole two and a half years, although this …
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