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PCR panels reduce costs, hospitalizations and antibiotic use for acute GI infections

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY Washington, DC – Acute gastroenteritis afflicts adults of all ages, causing significant suffering and inflicting significant costs on the American healthcare system. A new study encompassing nearly 40,000 hospital visits from a geographically diverse healthcare database shows that sampling a single stool, using multiple polymerase chain reaction (PCR) panels, can identify more...