August 27, 2025
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February 19, 2026
Decrease Antibiotic and Steroid Prescribing While Increasing Clinician Confidence: The Strong Case for a Novel Rapid Multiplex PCR in Urgent Care
Combining an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) with a 15-pathogen viral panel to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
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February 11, 2026
Is Flu/COVID/RSV Testing Enough? A Comparison of Multiplex Respiratory Testing
This articles features a comparison of the performance of BIOFIRE® SPOTFIRE® Respiratory/Sore Throat (R/ST) Panel, Cepheid Xpert® Xpress SARS-CoV-2/Flu/RSV, and Cobas® SARS-CoV-2 & Influenza A/B assay for detection of respiratory viruses.
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December 11, 2025
Fast Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
In this article, we delve into the benefits of fast AST and explore why it has the potential to bridge the critical gap in BSI and sepsis management. -
November 13, 2025
Two Hours Saved, Antibiotics Reduced: The Strong Case for a Novel Rapid Multiplex PCR in the ED
The Academic Emergency Medicine journal has published a study that investigates the effectiveness of a rapid (approximately 15–minute turnaround) 15-plex PCR respiratory panel in emergency department (ED) patients with suspected ARI. Below we summarize the key findings.