Impact of Rapid Molecular Respiratory Virus Testing on Real-Time Decision Making in a Pediatric Emergency Department

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 460-467

  Rogan, Daniel T ^a   Kochar, Mohit S ^a   Yang, Samuel ^a   Quinn, James V ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCRIPTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; PNEUMOVIRUS; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES;

EID: 85018499401     PISSN: 15251578     EISSN: 19437811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2017.01.009     Document Type: Article

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