Point of care testing of Influenza A/B and RSV in an adult respiratory assessment unit is associated with improvement in isolation practices and reduction in hospital length of stay.

Conclusion. Use of GeneXpert POC testing for Flu/RSV is associated with rapid reporting of results with significant improvements in isolation practices and reductions in LOS. PMID: 32250239 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32250239?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - April 5, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Berry L, Lansbury L, Gale L, Carroll AM, Lim WS Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research

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