Trial of rapid respiratory tests finds no reduction in antibioticsThe use of rapid respiratory pathogen (RRP) testing among children with influenza-like illness (ILI) did not reduce antibiotic prescribing, according to a randomized clinical trial published late last week in JAMA Network Open.The single-center trial, conducted by investigators with the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, involved children aged 1 month to 18 years who presented to the emergency department with ILI from Dec 1, 2018, to Nov 30, 2019.
All children received a nasopharyngeal swab for RRP testing and were randomized 1:1 to an intervention group, in which the emergency department (ED) clinician and families of children