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|Articles|March 10, 2021
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- Opportunities for Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Outpatient Pediatric Centers to Influence Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns
Opportunities for Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Outpatient Pediatric Centers to Influence Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns
This article addresses factors that contribute to inappropriate antibiotic prescribing patterns and the performance and impact of a CLIA-waived, point-of-care respiratory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) panel in a pediatric clinic.
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