Utility of Rapid Nasopharyngeal Swab for Respiratory Pathogens in the Diagnosis of Viral Infections in Children Hospitalized with Fever: A Prospective Validation Study to Improve Antibiotic Use

• Main Authors: Danilo Buonsenso (Author), Rosa Morello (Author), Francesco Mariani (Author), Bianca Mazzoli (Author), Cristina De Rose (Author), Ilaria Lazzareschi (Author), Francesca Raffaelli (Author), Rita Blandino (Author), Maurizio Sanguinetti (Author), Piero Valentini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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<b>Introduction:</b> Fever is among the most common reason for medical assessment and antibiotic prescription in practice. The aim of this study was to evaluate positive and negative predictive values of rapid nasopharyngeal swabs for respiratory pathogens to discriminate viral from bact...