Journal article
Multiplex PCR point of care testing versus routine, laboratory-based testing in the treatment of adults with respiratory tract infections: a quasi-randomised study assessing impact on length of stay and antimicrobial use
- Abstract:
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Laboratory-based respiratory pathogen (RP) results are often available too late to influence clinical decisions such as hospitalisation or antibiotic treatment due to time delay in transport of specimens and testing schedules. Ward-based i.e. point of care (POC) testing providing rapid results may alter the clinical management pathway.FilmArray® RP polymerase chain reaction (PCR) systems were placed in three in-patient and out-patient medical areas. Patients presenting with influenza-like ill...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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bioMérieux
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National Institute for Health
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Biomed Central Publisher's website
- Journal:
- BMC infectious diseases Journal website
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 671
- Publication date:
- 2017-10-10
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-10-03
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1471-2334
- Pmid:
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29017451
- Source identifiers:
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737162
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:737162
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- Local pid:
- pubs:737162
- Deposit date:
- 2017-10-20
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- Andrews et al
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
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© The Author(s). 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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