An Assessment of the AdenoPlus Point-of-Care Test for Diagnosing Adenoviral Conjunctivitis and Its Effect on Antibiotic Stewardship

An Assessment of the AdenoPlus Point-of-Care Test for Diagnosing Adenoviral Conjunctivitis and Its Effect on Antibiotic Stewardship

Objective: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the AdenoPlus test compared with real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and to determine whether there was a reduction in antibiotic prescriptions with the use of AdenoPlus compared with the previous year. Patients and Methods: A total of...

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Main Authors: Kelly K. Holtz, DNP, APRN, CNP, Kalie R. Townsend, DNP, APRN, CNP, Joseph W. Furst, MD, Jane F. Myers, MSN, APRN, CNP, Matthew J. Binnicker, PhD, D(ABMM), Stephanie M. Quigg, MS, Julie A. Maxson, BA, Mark J. Espy, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454817300310

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