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Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (Primary Care)

CRB-65 risk stratification and antibiotic decision for LRTI in primary care

Source: NICE NG138 / NICE antimicrobial guidance

Step 1 of ~7
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LRTI Assessment

New/changed cough + at least 1 of: fever, purulent sputum, breathlessness, pleuritic pain, wheeze. Exclude pneumonia with clinical assessment ± CXR.

Related

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.

Decision support only. Always apply local guidelines and clinical judgement.