Physician-directed microbiological testing versus syndromic multiplex PCR in gastroenteritis.

Bo MassaFrederik Van HoeckeSteven Vervaeke

Published in: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology (2023)

This study suggests that syndromic multiplex PCR assays are a better strategy for pathogen detection in patients with gastroenteritis than physician-directed laboratory testing based on the clinical presentation.

Keyphrases

real time pcr
primary care
emergency department
intellectual disability
high throughput
candida albicans
single cell
loop mediated isothermal amplification