Quality Improvements in Management of Children with Acute Diarrhea Using a Multiplex-PCR-Based Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel.

ABSTRACT: Conventional methods for etiologic diagnoses of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) are time consuming and have low positive yield leading to limited clinical value. This study aimed to investigate quality improvements in patient management, antibiotic stewardship, and in-hospital infection transmission prevention using BioFire® FilmArray® Gastrointestinal Panel (GI Panel) in children with acute diarrhea. This was a prospective study recruiting children < 19 years old with new onset diarrhea during the study period, and a matched historical cohort study of children diagnosed with AGE during the 4 years prior. Patients in the prospective cohort underwent stool testing with GI Panel and conventional methods. A total of 182 patients were included in the prospective cohort, of which 85.7% (n = 156) ha

SUBMITTER: Yoo IH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8303787 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature