Eurosurveillance - Volume 25, Issue 44, 05 November 2020

Editorial
The cat is out of the bag – point-of-care testing (POCT) is here to stay

Research
Effects of primary care C-reactive protein point-of-care testing on antibiotic prescribing by general practice staff: pragmatic randomised controlled trial, England, 2016 and 2017
Point-of-care tests for influenza A and B viruses and RSV in emergency departments – indications, impact on patient management and possible gains by syndromic respiratory testing, Capital Region, Denmark, 2018

Surveillance
The experience of point-of-care testing for influenza in Scotland in 2017/18 and 2018/19 – no gain without pain

Perspective
Do point-of-care tests (POCTs) offer a new paradigm for the management of patients with influenza?

Miscellaneous
Job vacancies at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
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