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Table 3 Study 2 Statistical comparison in bed-management of patients having negative and positive SOFIA®RSV tests at point-of-care

From: SOFIA®RSV: prospective laboratory evaluation and implementation of a rapid diagnostic test in a pediatric emergency ward

 

Groups 1 and 2

SOFIA®RSV

negative (n = 297)

Group 3

SOFIA®RSV

positive (n = 160)

P-value

Pediatric Emergency Department attendances (n = 117)

29% (n = 85)

20% (n = 32)

NS

Observation Unit (n = 93)

24% (n = 72)

13% (n = 21)

<0.01

General Pediatrics Ward (n = 228)

45% (n = 133)

59% (n = 95)

<0.01

Intensive care Unit (n = 19)

2% (n = 7)

8% (n = 12)

<0.05

  1. Groups 1 and 2 are tested SOFIA®RSV negative, Group 3 are tested SOFIA®RSV positive. The number of patients in each unit refers to the number of patients who were directly hospitalized into this unit after having the SOFIA®RSV test result
  2. NS Non significant. Chi2 test was used for statistical comparisons