Is C-reactive protein the answer to antibiotics over-prescribing in primary care? A behavioural experiment in two European countries
Martine Nurek, Alastair D Hay, Peder A Halvorsen, Olga Kostopoulou · 2026
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Nurek, Hay, Halvorsen, and Kostopoulou test a blood test effect on doctor prescribing, in work from twenty twenty-six. Too many antibiotics drive drug resistance. A quick C reactive protein test is promoted to target prescribing, routine in Norway but not in United Kingdom primary care.
About a hundred doctors per country worked through four patient scenarios. They could ask for more data, including the protein test, whose result was set high or low by chance. After each new fact, doctors rated whether antibiotics were needed. The experiment shows whether one lab number sways judgment too much or just enough, a key question before rollout.
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| CREATOR | Martine Nurek, Alastair D Hay, Peder A Halvorsen, Olga Kostopoulou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |