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AUTHOR
Anna Theresa Reischl
The clinical impact of PCR‐based point‐of‐care diagnostic in respiratory tract infections in children
Abstract Background Children are commonly affected by respiratory tract infections. Based on clinical symptoms, laboratory evaluation, and imaging, the causative pathogen often cannot be delineated. Point‐of‐care‐testing systems that provide an opportunity for fast detection of common viruses and some bacteria can therefore influence treatment's options. We aimed to examine whether the Biofire® FilmArray® has an effect on antibiotic treatment, duration of antibiotic therapy, and length of hospital stay within a pediatric cohort. Methods We included children who were admitted to inpatient treatment with an acute respiratory tract infection from 02/2017 to 04/2018 using the FA respiratory pan…
The BioFireFilmArray enables point of care diagnostic in neonatal parechovirus meningitis.
Sir,We read with great interest a report in the present journal on the application of broad-range PCR combined with DNA sequencing for detection of bacteria in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) [1]. This m...