Rapid Molecular Tests for Detecting Respiratory Pathogens Reduced the Use of Antibiotics in Children

• Published in: Antibiotics (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 3; p. 283
• Main Authors: Kim, Yu Kyung, Lee, Jong Ho, Kim, Sae Yoon, Ahn, Ji Young, Choi, Kwang Hae, Lee, Young Hwan, Jang, Kyung Mi, Hau, Yong Sauk, Lee, Jae Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 10.03.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: acute respiratory infection; Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; antimicrobials; Assaying; Bacteria; Children; Drug resistance; FilmArray Respiratory Panel; Hospitalization; Infections; Intravenous administration; Laboratories; Lead time; Length of stay; multiplex polymerase chain reaction; Pathogens; Patients; Pediatrics; Polymerase chain reaction; Respiratory diseases; respiratory pathogen; Respiratory syncytial virus; Viruses; United States > US; antimicrobials; respiratory pathogen; acute respiratory infection; multiplex polymerase chain reaction; FilmArray Respiratory Panel

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) is increasingly being used to diagnose infections caused by respiratory pathogens in pediatric inpatient facilities. mPCR assays detect a broader array of viruses, with higher specificity and sensitivity and faster turnaround than previous assays. We adapte...