Lessons learnt from influenza POCT implementation in an acute medical unit

J Hosp Infect. 2019 Nov;103(3):358-360. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.08.003. Epub 2019 Aug 6.

Authors

M I Garvey¹, M Biggs², V Reddy-Kolanu², H Flavell², A Wallett², E Holden²

Affiliations

¹ University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK; Institute of Microbiology and Infection, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.

PMID: 31398383
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.08.003

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Diagnostic Tests, Routine / methods*
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control
Humans
Influenza, Human / diagnosis*
Influenza, Human / epidemiology
Influenza, Human / prevention & control
Influenza, Human / transmission
Point-of-Care Testing*