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. 1997 Jun;35(6):1579-81.
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, W H Seto, M Peiris
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Cost-effectiveness of rapid diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections in pediatric patients

P C Woo et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Jun.

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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