Rapid PCR Testing Reduces Antibiotic Prescribing in Children Presenting to Hospital With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections due to Influenza

Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2024;18(3):e13265. doi: 10.1111/irv.13265.
No abstract available

Keywords: PCR testing; children; influenza.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Influenza, Human* / diagnosis
  • Influenza, Human* / drug therapy
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Respiratory Tract Infections* / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Tract Infections* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents

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