Clinical impact of rapid molecular detection of respiratory pathogens in patients with acute respiratory infection

2018108 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Marcela Echavarría · Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Débora Natalia Marcone · Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Marcia Querci · Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Norberto Quirno

A. Seoane · Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Norberto Quirno

Martin Ypas · Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Norberto Quirno

Cristina Videla · Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Abstract

The high respiratory viruses' detection rate and availability of results within two hours when using FilmArray-RP were associated with decreases in antibiotic prescriptions and complementary studies and more accurate use of oseltamivir.

Topics & Keywords

Respiratory viral infections research Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Virology

Volume 108, pp. 90-95

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2018.09.009

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