Impact of molecular point‐of‐care testing on clinical management and in‐hospital costs of patients suspected of influenza or RSV infection: a modeling study

At hospital admission, patients suspected of infection with influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are placed in isolation, pending the outcome of diagnostics. In a significant number, isolated care proves unnecessary. We investigated the potential impact of molecular point-of-care (POC) diagnostics on patient management and in-hospital costs.Prospective collection of data on resource utilization within the hospital from consecutive...