2796. The Impact of Syndromic Molecular Point-of-Care Testing for Respiratory Viruses on Antibiotic Use in Adults Presenting to Hospital with Exacerbation of Airways Disease: Further Analysis From a Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: The ResPOC study demonstrated that syndromic molecular point-of-care testing (POCT) for respiratory viruses was associated with earlier discontinuation of unnecessary antibiotics. Subgroup analysis suggests this occurs predominantly in patients with exacerbation of airways disease. Molec...

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Autores principales: Clark, Tristan William, Mills, Samuel, Brendish, Nathan
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/PMC6809665/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2473

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809665/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2473

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