Impact of a 24/7 Rapid Molecular Assay for Influenza Detection on the Prescription of Oseltamivir.
Open Forum Infect Dis
; 7(9): ofaa374, 2020 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32968690
ABSTRACT
We assessed the impact of a rapid molecular assay for influenza detection whether outsourced or performed onsite 24/7 in a University Hospital in Paris, France. Shorter median time-to-results (16.8 vs 2.3 hours, Pâ
<â
.05) and an increased rate of adequate prescription of oseltamivir (76.6% vs 95.3%, Pâ
<â
.05) were observed.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Open Forum Infect Dis
Year:
2020
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Article
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