| Title: |
Positive Impact of a Point-of-Care Molecular Influenza Test in the Emergency Department During the 2017–2018 Seasonal Influenza Epidemic |
| Authors: |
Martinot, Martin; Greigert, Valentin; Gravier, Simon; Klein, Stephane; Eyriey, Magali; Pachart, Anne; Kaiser, Jean-Daniel; Zadeh, Mahsa Mohseni; De Briel, Dominique; Gottwalles, Yannick; Thibaud, Eric |
| Source: |
Open Forum Infectious Diseases ; volume 6, issue 7 ; ISSN 2328-8957 |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Description: |
During the 2017–2018 flu epidemic, the point-of-care Alere-i (n = 72) and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (n = 106) tests were compared. Patients in the point-of-care group were administered oseltamivir significantly more rapidly (9 hours vs 23 hours), they spent less time in the emergency department, and they had lower rates of antibiotic administration and hospitalization. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1093/ofid/ofz312 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz312; http://academic.oup.com/ofid/article-pdf/6/7/ofz312/33590223/ofz312.pdf |
| Rights: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.BA899AEF |
| Database: |
BASE |