Evaluation of a molecular point-of-care testing for viral and atypical pathogens in lower respiratory tract infection: results of a randomized clinical trial

Evaluation of a molecular point-of-care testing for viral and atypical pathogens on intravenous antibiotic duration in hospitalized adults with lower respiratory tract infection: a randomized clinical trial

  • D. Shengchen et al
  • Rédigé par : Dr Jean-Pierre Bru
The aim of this study (conducted in Beijing) was to evaluate whether combination of point-of-care test (POCT) and routine real-time PCR for pathogen detection, could reduce duration and improve de-escalation of intravenous antibiotics in individuals with LRTI compared with routine real-time PCR only. Methods In this single-centre, open-label, parallel randomized controlled ...
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