Trends in Respiratory Pathogen Testing at US Children's Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Respiratory pathogen testing has been a common deimplementation focus. The COVID-19 pandemic brought new considerations for respiratory testing; recent trends in testing rates are not well understood.

Objective

To measure trends in respiratory testing among encounters for acute respiratory infections among children and adolescents (aged <18 years) from 2016 to 2023, assess the association of COVID-19 with these trends, and describe associated cost trends.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective serial cross-sectional study included emergency department (ED) encounters and hospitalizations in US children's hospitals among children and adolescents with a primary acute infectious respiratory illness diagnosis. Data were ascertained from the Pediat

SUBMITTER: Molloy MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11886727 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature