PaedsX Dialogues: Impact of Syndromic Infectious Disease Testing on Patient Pathways

Topics Covered:

• Current medical evidence landscape in clinical syndromes (Respiratory, Gastroenteritis, Meningitis/Encephalitis, and Sepsis) testing
• Value based outcomes in utilizing comprehensive panels (cohorting patients - hospital length of stay - antimicrobial escalation/de-escalation)
• Impact of rapid molecular comprehensive diagnostics on many aspects of the hospital and laboratory