Impact of point-of-care PCR testing on antibiotic prescribing in pediatric outpatients with acute respiratory infections: A randomized clinical trial
The POC PCR testing effectively reduced antibiotic prescriptions in pediatric patients with ARTIs, without compromising patients' clinical outcomes, enhancing the evidence that it is a promising tool for antibiotic stewardship.
Authors
- Xiaoxia Peng
- Jun F. Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7571-9314)
- Tianming Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5122-6606)
- Chengfeng Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7338-5082)
- Zhenzhen Dou
- Lingyun Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9021-4341)
- Xin Wen Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4995-8378)
- Juan Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0463-6010)
- Bing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6825-3536)
- Linlin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5093-7940)
- Gang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-741X)
- Chengsong Zhao
- Ning Xue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4748-851X)
- Yue Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0557-7418)
- B. Y. Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2272-747X)
- Haijuan Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8425-6120)
- Yu‐Chuan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6497-4232)
- Xiaolu Nie
- Yanan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4360-1987)
- Weihua Zhang
- Jing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3255-3019)
Institutions
- Beijing Children’s Hospital (CN)
- Sansure Biotech (China) (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2025.102847
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.52