Rapid enterovirus molecular testing in cerebrospinal fluid reduces length of hospitalization and duration of antibiotic therapy in children with aseptic meningitis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1107-1109

  Huizing, Kirsten M N ^a   Swanink, Caroline M A ^a   Landstra, Anneke M ^a   Van Zwet, Anton A ^a   Van Setten, Petra A ^a  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aseptic meningitis; child; health savings; rapid enterovirus molecular test

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTEROVIRUS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; ENTEROVIRUS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VIROLOGY;

EID: 81855161628     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31822cca1f     Document Type: Article

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