Improved diagnostics of infectious diseases in emergency departments: a protocol of a multifaceted multicentre diagnostic study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The major obstacle in prescribing an appropriate and targeted antibiotic treatment is insufficient knowledge concerning whether the patient has a bacterial infection, where the focus of infection is and which bacteria are the agents of the infection. A prerequisite for the appropriate use of antibiotics is timely access to accurate diagnostics such as point-of-care (POC) testing.The study aims to evaluate diagnostic tools and working methods that support a prompt and accurate diagnosis of hospitalised patients suspected of an acute infection. We will focus on the most common acute infections: community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and acute pyelonephritis (APN). The objectives are to investigate (1) patient characteristics and treatment trajectory of the

SUBMITTER: Skjot-Arkil H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8487181 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature