Journal: Children
Article Title: Diagnostic Stewardship—The Impact of Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Paediatric Respiratory Presentations in the Emergency Setting: A Systematic Review
doi: 10.3390/children9081226
Figure Lengend Snippet: Diagnostic Stewardship–The Impact of Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Paediatric Respiratory Presentations in the Emergency Setting: A Systematic Review.
Article Snippet: Zhu et al., 2019 [ ]; USA; 16 December 2013–15 December 2015; ProMedica Toledo Children’s Hospital , Retrospective cohort: children 1 month to 18 years of age with uncomplicated acute respiratory tract infections admitted into the hospital or seen in the ED, n = 939 , Assess whether RPP decreases antibiotic days of therapy and length of hospital stay for paediatric patients with acute respiratory infections , BioFire FilmArray RP2 Panel , Fewer RPP-positive patients were prescribed antibiotics on discharge when compared with RPP-negative patients (8.8% vs. 41.1%; χ2 = 13.57; p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in the number of patients who received antibiotics on discharge from ED between the pre- and post-RPP study periods..
Techniques: Diagnostic Assay, Infection, Immunofluorescence, Fluorescence, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Isolation, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay