Journal article
The argument for rapid influenza polymerase chain reaction (PCR) during the COVID-19 pandemic: Quicker turnaround times correlated with decreased antimicrobial use, reduced admission rates, and shorter length of stay
Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.43(5), pp.654-656
05/2022
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.86
PMID: 33766154
Abstract
The innovation of rapid influenza polymerase chain reaction (XT-PCR) has allowed quick, highly sensitive test results. Consequently, physicians can differentiate influenza from other respiratory illnesses and rapidly initiate treatment. We examined the effect of implementing XT-PCR on antimicrobial use, admission rates, and length of stay at a tertiary healthcare system.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The argument for rapid influenza polymerase chain reaction (PCR) during the COVID-19 pandemic: Quicker turnaround times correlated with decreased antimicrobial use, reduced admission rates, and shorter length of stay
- Creators
- Avnish K. Sandhu - Wayne State UniversityJennifer J. LeRose - Michigan State UniversityAlpana Garg - Wayne State UniversityJordan Polistico - Wayne State UniversityTeena Chopra - Wayne State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology, Vol.43(5), pp.654-656
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- DOI
- 10.1017/ice.2021.86
- PMID
- 33766154
- ISSN
- 0899-823X
- eISSN
- 1559-6834
- Number of pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2022
- Academic Unit
- General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359575502771
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