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cord-346726-u7dhbmht	Keske, Şiran	The rapid diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections and its impact on antimicrobial stewardship programs	2018-01-13		.txt	text/plain	2204	119	39	We aimed to describe the potential benefit of new rapid molecular respiratory tests (MRT) in decreasing inappropriate antibiotic use among the inpatients presenting with influenza-like illness (ILI). It is time to increase the awareness about the viral etiology in respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and implement MRT in clinical practice. In adults, influenza virus, rhinovirus, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human coronavirus, and parainfluenza virus cause infections with considerable morbidity and mortality [1, 3] , and in infants, RSV is the most common reason for RTIs among hospitalized patients [4] . In this study, we aimed to describe the viral etiology in influenza-like illness (ILI) in children and adults and to show the benefit of new rapid molecular respiratory tests (MRT) in decreasing inappropriate antibiotic use. By using molecular rapid tests (MRT) in our hospital, inappropriate antibiotic use and also duration of inappropriate antibiotic use after the detection of virus was significantly decreased among inpatients.	./cache/cord-346726-u7dhbmht.txt	./txt/cord-346726-u7dhbmht.txt