Availability and use of rapid diagnostic tests for the management of acute childhood infections in Europe: A cross-sectional survey of paediatricians.
Juan Emmanuel DewezLucy PembreyRuud G NijmanStefano Del TorsoZachi GrossmanAdamos HadjipanayisDiego Van EssoEmma LimMarieke EmontsJames BurnsChristèle Gras-LeGuenDaniela S KohlfürstHans Jürgen DornbuschKaren Brengel-PesceFrancois MalletUlrich von BothMaria TsoliaIrini EleftheriouDace ZavadskaRonald de GrootMichiel van der FlierHenriëtte MollNienke N HagedoornDorine BorensztajnRianne OostenbrinkTaco KuijpersMarko PokornKatarina VincekFederico Martinón-TorresIrene RiveroPhilipp AgyemanEnitan D CarrolStéphane PaulusAubrey CunningtonJethro HerbergMichael LevinAida MujkićKarin GeitmannLiviana Da DaltArūnas ValiulisRisto LapattoGaryfallia SyridouPéter AltorjaiPaul TorpianoKetil StørdalKároly IllyArtur MazurMateja Vintar SpreitzerJoana RiosCorinne WyderIvanna RomankevychRomain BasmaciSalvador Ibanez-MicoShunmay YeungPublished in: PloS one (2022)
There is substantial variability in the adoption of POCTs for the management of acute infections in children across Europe. To inform future implementation of both existing and innovative tests, further research is needed to understand what drives the variation between countries, the needs of frontline clinicians, and the role of diagnostic tests in the management of acute childhood infections.