Cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 35 (6) , 1579-81
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.35.6.1579-1581.1997
Abstract
Rapid diagnosis of respiratory viral infections in children resulted in significantly reduced hospital stays, antibiotic use, and laboratory utilization compared with those of a matched group of patients from the previous year who were diagnosed by virus culture. We demonstrate that rapid diagnosis of respiratory infections in children is a cost-effective procedure.Keywords
This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- The emergence of resistant pneumococcus as a pathogen in childhood upper respiratory tract infections.1995
- Routine diagnosis of seven respiratory viruses and Mycoplasma pneumoniae by enzyme immunoassayJournal of Virological Methods, 1994
- Enteroviral Meningitis in Infancy: Potential Role for Polymerase Chain Reaction in Patient ManagementPediatrics, 1994
- Prospective controlled study of four infection-control procedures to prevent nosocomial infection with respiratory syncytial virusThe Lancet, 1992
- Rapid detection of herpes-simplex-virus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with herpes simplex encephalitisThe Lancet, 1990
- Foundations of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Health and Medical PracticesNew England Journal of Medicine, 1977