Multiplex PCR point of care testing versus routine, laboratory-based testing in the treatment of adults with respiratory tract infections: a quasi-randomised study assessing impact on length of stay and antimicrobial use

BACKGROUND: Laboratory-based respiratory pathogen (RP) results are often available too late to influence clinical decisions such as hospitalisation or antibiotic treatment due to time delay in transport of specimens and testing schedules. Ward-based i.e. point of care (POC) testing providing rapid r...

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Autores principales: Andrews, Denise, Chetty, Yumela, Cooper, Ben S., Virk, Manjinder, Glass, Stephen K, Letters, Andrew, Kelly, Philip A., Sudhanva, Malur, Jeyaratnam, Dakshika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5635493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29017451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2784-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5635493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29017451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2784-z

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