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Is there a specific criteria that you use to determine if a patient with respiratory symptoms should have a multiplex respiratory test performed?

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Infectious Disease · Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

If the patient is being admitted to the hospital, the information provided by this test can be useful with regards to antimicrobial stewardship (potentially avoiding antibiotic therapy or targeting it) and also with regards to infection control precautions. For outpatient scenarios, if respiratory s...

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