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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |