Impact of a 24/7 Rapid Molecular Assay for Influenza Detection on the Prescription of Oseltamivir
Author(s) -
Hervé Jacquier,
Gauthier Péan de Ponfilly,
Anthony Chauvin,
Rishma Amarsy,
Hana Benmansour,
Dan-Thanh Hoang-Nguyen,
Emmanuel Lecorché,
Céline Mesnil,
Faïza Mougari,
AnneLise Munier,
Maud Salmona,
Béatrice Berçot,
Jérôme Le Goff,
Emmanuelle Cambau
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa374
Subject(s) - oseltamivir , medicine , medical prescription , virology , emergency medicine , pharmacology , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
We assessed the impact of a rapid molecular assay for influenza detection whether outsourced or performed onsite 24/7 in a University Hospital in Paris, France. Shorter median time-to-results (16.8 vs 2.3 hours, P < .05) and an increased rate of adequate prescription of oseltamivir (76.6% vs 95.3%, P < .05) were observed.
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