Impact of Enteroviral Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing on Length of Stay for Infants 60 Days Old or Younger
Aronson PL, Lyons TW, Cruz AT, Freedman SB, Okada PJ, Fleming AH, Arms JL, Thompson AD, Schmidt SM, Louie J, Alfonzo MJ, Monuteaux MC, Nigrovic LE, Group P, Alpern E, Balamuth F, Bradin S, Curtis S, Garro A, Grether-Jones K, Ishimine P, Kulik D, Mahajan P, Miller A, Mistry R, Pruitt C, Schnadower D, Shah S, Thomson J, Uspal N. Impact of Enteroviral Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing on Length of Stay for Infants 60 Days Old or Younger. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2017, 189: 169-174.e2. PMID: 28705656, PMCID: PMC5870831, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.06.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPCR testShorter LOSCentral nervous system infectionPolymerase chain reaction testingCerebrospinal fluid culturesNervous system infectionPlanned secondary analysisLarge multicenter cohortCerebrospinal fluid evaluationLength of stayPositive test resultsNegative test resultsDays of ageHospital lengthHospital LOSRetrospective cohortSystem infectionBacterial meningitisMulticenter cohortPatient ageFluid cultureHospital CenterPCR testingReaction testingInfants
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