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Economic Impact of a New Rapid PCR Assay for Detecting Influenza Virus in an Emergency Department and Hospitalized Patients

Seasonal influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality and has a substantial economic impact on the healthcare system. The main objective of this study was to compare the cost per patient for a rapid commercial PCR assay (Xpert(®) Flu) with an in-house real-time PCR test for detecting influen...

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Autores principales: Soto, Marcelo, Sampietro-Colom, Laura, Vilella, Anna, Pantoja, Efraín, Asenjo, María, Arjona, Ruth, Hurtado, Juan Carlos, Trilla, Antoni, Alvarez-Martínez, Míriam José, Mira, Aurea, Vila, Jordi, Marcos, María Angeles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4720278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26788921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146620