Llor, CarlesAlkorta Gurrutxaga, Miriamde la Flor I Bru, JosepBernárdez Carracedo, SílviaCañada Merino, José LuisBárcena Caamaño, MarioSerrano Martino, CarmenCots Yago, Josep Maria2023-01-252023-01-252017-06-13http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11310Respiratory tract infections rank first as causes of adult and paediatric infectious morbidity in primary care in Spain. These infections are usually self-limiting and are mainly caused by viruses. However, a high percentage of unnecessary antibiotic prescription is reported. Point-of-care tests are biomedical tests, which can be used near the patient, without interference of a laboratory. The use of these tests, many of which have been recently developed, is rapidly increasing in general practice. Notwithstanding, we must mull over whether they always contribute to an effective and high-quality diagnostic process by primary care clinicians. We present a set of criteria that can be used by clinicians and discuss the pros and cons of the instruments available for the management of respiratory tract infections and how to use them appropriately.esAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Atención primariaInfecciones respiratoriasPoint-of-care testingPrimary health careRespiratory Tract infectionsTécnicas de diagnóstico rápidoresearch article28623011open access10.1016/j.aprim.2017.03.0101578-1275PMC6875920https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aprim.2017.03.010https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6875920/pdf