An economic evaluation of two PCR-based respiratory panel assays for patients admitted to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the UK, France and Spain

An economic evaluation of two PCR-based respiratory panel assays for patients admitted to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the UK, France and Spain

Abstract Background On admission to hospital, patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), undergo extensive diagnostic testing. Two high-throughput laboratory-based PCR panels which return a result in 5.5 hours (h) have been developed to test for pathogens commonly associated with upper (Respi...

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Main Authors: Lisa Miners, Susie Huntington, Nathaniel Lee, Katy M. E. Turner, Elisabeth Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Community-acquired pneumonia
Diagnostics
Microbiology
COVID-19
Influenza
Legionella
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02516-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02516-2

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