Potential utility of multiplex amplification respiratory viral panel testing in the management of acute respiratory infection in children: a retrospective analysis

RJ McCulloh, S Andrea, S Reinert… - Journal of the Pediatric …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction respiratory viral panel (RVP)
testing offers enhanced test performance characteristics compared with older testing …

Impact of multiplex molecular assay turn-around-time on antibiotic utilization and clinical management of hospitalized children with acute respiratory tract infections

BR Lee, F Hassan, MA Jackson… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Empiric antibiotic treatment is common among children with acute respiratory
tract infections (ARTI), despite infections being predominately viral. The use of molecular …

Role of a respiratory viral panel in the clinical management of pediatric inpatients

GS Schulert, Z Lu, T Wingo, YW Tang… - The Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Respiratory viral panels (RVPs) able to detect multiple pathogens are
increasingly used in the management of pediatric inpatients. Despite this, few studies have …

A study of the use and outcomes from respiratory viral testing at a mid-sized children's hospital

C Zhu, S Sidiki, B Grider, B Fink, N Hubbard… - Clinical …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This study was a retrospective analysis of inpatient and emergency department (ED) data on
respiratory pathogen panel (RPP) testing between December 16, 2013, and December 15 …

The clinical utility of respiratory viral testing in hospitalized children: a meta-analysis

KC Noël, PS Fontela, N Winters, C Quach… - Hospital …, 2019 - publications.aap.org
CONTEXT: Respiratory virus (RV) detection tests are commonly used in hospitalized
children to diagnose viral acute respiratory infection (ARI), but their clinical utility is …

Utilization of viral molecular diagnostics among children hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia

GS Schulert, PD Hain, DJ Williams - Hospital pediatrics, 2014 - publications.aap.org
Objective: To examine whether results of a polymerase chain reaction–based respiratory
viral panel (RVP) are associated with changes in antibiotic use or differential clinical …

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction diagnostic testing for respiratory pathogens in acutely ill children

S Mattila - 2024 - oulurepo.oulu.fi
Original papers Mattila, S., Sarlin, S., Heikkilä, R., Leinonen, E., Nurmi, V., Riikonen, J.,
Paalanne, N., Honkila, M., Huhtamäki, H., Pokka, T., Koskela, U., Renko, M., & Tapiainen …

[HTML][HTML] A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of rapid on-site influenza and respiratory syncytial virus PCR testing in paediatric and adult populations

HL Bibby, L de Koning, I Seiden-Long, N Zelyas… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Rapid/point-of-care respiratory virus nucleic acid tests (NAT) may improve
oseltamivir, antibiotic, diagnostic test, and hospital bed utilization. Previous randomized …

Effect of rapid respiratory virus testing on antibiotic prescribing among children presenting to the emergency department with acute respiratory illness: a randomized …

S Rao, MM Lamb, A Moss, RD Mistry, K Grice… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is high usage of antibiotics in the emergency department (ED) for children
with acute respiratory illnesses. Studies have reported decreased antibiotic use among …

Impact of a multiplex PCR point-of-care test for influenza A/B and respiratory syncytial virus on an acute pediatric hospital ward

AI Vecino-Ortiz, SD Goldenberg, ST Douthwaite… - … and infectious disease, 2018 - Elsevier
Patients with respiratory infections are often managed presumptively until confirmation of
infection status. We assessed the impact of introducing the Enigma® MiniLab™ FluAB-RSV …