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High antibiotic prescription rates in hospitalized children with human metapneumovirus infection in comparison to RSV infection emphasize the value of point-of-care diagnostics

BACKGROUND: Respiratory infections are the main causes for hospitalization in children and a common reason for the initiation of antibiotic treatment. Rapid antigen detection tests and point-of-care mPCR-based assays provide a fast detection of viral pathogens. Nonetheless, the prescription rate of...

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Autores principales: Schreiner, D., Groendahl, B., Puppe, W., Off, H. Naraghi Taghi, Poplawska, K., Knuf, M., Meyer, C. U., Reischl, A. T., Gehring, Stephan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7100084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30132249
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-018-1194-5