The impact of commercial rapid respiratory virus diagnostic tests on patient outcomes and health system utilization

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 917-931

  Ko, Fiona ^a   Drews, Steven J ^a,b  

^a Provincial Laboratory (ProvLab)   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laboratory utilization; molecular diagnostics; patient management; respiratory virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS; NONHUMAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRESCRIPTION; RADIOLOGY; RAPID TEST; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TURNAROUND TIME; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; META ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STANDARDS; VIROLOGY;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POINT-OF-CARE TESTING; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 85029520920     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: 17448352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2017.1372195     Document Type: Review

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