Evaluating the impact of the multiplex respiratory virus panel polymerase chain reaction test on the clinical management of suspected respiratory viral infections in adult patients in a hospital setting

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1396-1398

  Yee, Colin ^a   Suarthana, Eva ^a   Dendukuri, Nandini ^a   Nicolau, Ioana ^a   Semret, Makeda ^a,b   Frenette, Charles ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic stewardship; antiviral; hospital admission; influenza; rapid test

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; MOXIFLOXACIN; OSELTAMIVIR; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; EVALUATION STUDY; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84994078095     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.221     Document Type: Article

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