Trends in Respiratory Pathogen Testing at US Children’s Hospitals
The findings of this cross-sectional study suggest that respiratory testing rates have increased over time, with large increases at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that have persisted. Respiratory testing rates and related costs increased significantly, supporting a need for future deimplementation efforts.
Authors
- Megan E. Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6493-0077)
- Michael J. Tchou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9710-8920)
- John R. Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4174-6744)
- Irma T. Ugalde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8899-4040)
- Matthew Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3900-1735)
- Monika Goyal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6574-505X)
- Jessica L. Markham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1616-7721)
- Samantha A. House (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7459-4054)
- Jillian Mayer Cotter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7978-9045)
- Michael Steiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3199-0935)
- Andrew G. Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9878-5376)
- Rustin B. Morse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-222X)
- Matthew J. Molloy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6290-568X)
- Elisha McCoy
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- George Washington University Hospital (US)
- Children's Medical Center (US)
- University of Kansas (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock (US)
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (US)
- Arkansas Children’s Foundation (US)
- Children's Hospital Association (US)
- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital (US)
- Dartmouth Health (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0160
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.19