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. 1997 Jun;35(6):1579–1581. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1579-1581.1997

Cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients.

P C Woo 1, S S Chiu 1, W H Seto 1, M Peiris 1
PMCID: PMC229791  PMID: 9163486

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.

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