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2786. The Role of Respiratory Panel PCR in Decreasing Antibiotic Exposure in Patients Diagnosed With a Respiratory Viral Infection

BACKGROUND: Respiratory viral infections (RVI) are becoming increasingly recognized as an important cause of pneumonia. There is limited data regarding the role of rapid PCR testing for RVI and its effect on antibiotic duration and length of stay (LOS). METHODS: We performed a single-center, retrosp...

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Autores principales: Vostal, Alexander, Gonzalez, Michael Antonio, Darling, Nellie, Papastamelos, Christine, Natarajan, Madhuri, Kumar, Princy, Timpone, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809478/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2463