Secondary outcomes: results
| Secondary outcome | Studies | (Pooled) risk ratio or mean difference (%) of POC CRP versus usual care | 95% CI | Heterogeneity I2 (%) |
| Clinical recovery within 7 days | 20 44 53 | 1.03 | 0.93 to 1.14 | 0 |
| Clinical recovery within 28 days | 19 42 44 | 0.94 | 0.69 to 1.28 | 0 |
| Patient satisfaction | 19 20 54 | 0.82 | 0.55 to 1.21 | 48 |
| 47 | 1.00 | 0.43 to 2.34 | NA | |
| RTIs during follow-up (registered by the GP) | 43 | −16% | −30% to −2% | NA |
| No of additional tests | 9 52 | 1.17 | 0.79 to 1.72 | 0 |
| No of chest X-rays | 42 | 0.72 | 0.53 to 0.98 | NA |
| Time to symptom resolution | 54 | +0 days | −19 to +19 days | NA |
| Adherence to antibiotic treatment | 48 | +8.9% | +3.4% to +14.4% | NA |
CRP, C reactive protein; GP, general practitioners; NA, not applicable; POC, point-of-care, RTI, respiratory tract infections.