Finding solutions to antibiotic overuse
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Antibiotic resistance is the climate crisis of medicine – the man-made depletion of a vital medical resource due to rampant worldwide overuse. Norwegian researcher Dag Berild has been studying rational antibiotic use for 30 years and explains how C-reactive protein point-of-care testing, using devices such as the Afinion CRP from Abbott, is a simple step doctors can take to help curb this coming crisis.