Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Fever

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• The survey examined what European hospital doctors want from future rapid diagnostic tests for patients presenting with fever. — Priorities for the development of a new rapid diagnostic test for patients with fever: a cross-sectional online survey among hospital physicians across Europe
• Future rapid fever diagnostic tests should prioritise clinically vulnerable or diagnostically uncertain patients. — Priorities for the development of a new rapid diagnostic test for patients with fever: a cross-sectional online survey among hospital physicians across Europe
• Rapid host biomarker-based tests are being developed to distinguish bacterial, viral, and other causes of febrile illness early enough to guide clinical decisions. — Priorities for the development of a new rapid diagnostic test for patients with fever: a cross-sectional online survey among hospital physicians across Europe
• Large multicentre randomised controlled trials are needed to evaluate how new rapid tests affect real-world clinical decision-making. — Priorities for the development of a new rapid diagnostic test for patients with fever: a cross-sectional online survey among hospital physicians across Europe
• Relatively simple rapid-test outputs may still have clinical value for clinicians. — Priorities for the development of a new rapid diagnostic test for patients with fever: a cross-sectional online survey among hospital physicians across Europe