No impact of early real-time PCR screening for respiratory viruses on length of stay and use of antibiotics in elderly patients hospitalized with symptoms of a respiratory tract infection in a single center in Norway

We tested the hypothesis that the results of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analyses for respiratory viruses would reduce antibiotic treatment and length of stay in elderly patients hospitalized with respiratory infections. Within 24 h of hospital admission, a total of 922 patients aged ≥...

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Autores principales: Hernes, S. S., Hagen, E., Quarsten, H., Bjorvatn, B., Bakke, P. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7088319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23999830
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-013-1963-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7088319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23999830
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-013-1963-0

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