Availability and use of rapid diagnostic tests for the management of acute childhood infections in Europe: A cross-sectional survey of paediatricians.

Availability and use of rapid diagnostic tests for the management of acute childhood infections in Europe: A cross-sectional survey of paediatricians.

<h4>Background</h4>Point-of-care-tests (POCTs) have been advocated to optimise care in patients with infections but their actual use varies. This study aimed to estimate the variability in the adoption of current POCTs by paediatricians across Europe, and to explore the determinants of v...

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Main Authors: Juan Emmanuel Dewez, Lucy Pembrey, Ruud G Nijman, Stefano Del Torso, Zachi Grossman, Adamos Hadjipanayis, Diego Van Esso, Emma Lim, Marieke Emonts, James Burns, Christèle Gras-LeGuen, Daniela Kohlfuerst, Hans Jürgen Dornbusch, Karen Brengel-Pesce, Francois Mallet, Ulrich von Both, Maria Tsolia, Irini Eleftheriou, Dace Zavadska, Ronald de Groot, Michiel van der Flier, Henriëtte Moll, Nienke Hagedoorn, Dorine Borensztajn, Rianne Oostenbrink, Taco Kuijpers, Marko Pokorn, Katarina Vincek, Federico Martinón-Torres, Irene Rivero, Philipp Agyeman, Enitan D Carrol, Stéphane Paulus, Aubrey Cunnington, Jethro Herberg, Michael Levin, Aida Mujkić, Karin Geitmann, Liviana Da Dalt, Arūnas Valiulis, Risto Lapatto, Garyfallia Syridou, Péter Altorjai, Paul Torpiano, Ketil Størdal, Károly Illy, Artur Mazur, Mateja Vintar Spreitzer, Joana Rios, Corinne Wyder, Ivanna Romankevych, Romain Basmaci, Salvador Ibanez-Mico, Shunmay Yeung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275336

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