Quick and easy test for viral infections reduces hospital admissions and antibiotic use

Monday, September 17, 2018 - 08:10 in Health & Medicine

A quick and easy test for viral infections can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions, according to new research presented to the European Respiratory Society International Congress Monday. [1] The test, which takes just 50 minutes to obtain results, could save hospitals around €2,500 per patient not admitted to hospital, would help to relieve […]

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