Pediatric respiratory testing rates increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with sustained high levels through 2023. Testing was more frequent in children with complex chronic conditions ...

Spending on respiratory pathogen testing at U.S. children’s hospitals has surged more than fourfold since 2016, as testing rates climbed from 13.6% of emergency department visits to 62.2% in 2022, ...

The COVID pandemic disrupted routine testing practices for flu, RSV, and other common infections. Now expensive "large-panel" tests appear over-used. Pediatric hospitals across the US have been ...

Used with the cobas ® 5800, 6800 and 8800 systems, cobas Respiratory 4-flex simultaneously detects and differentiates the four most common respiratory viruses, helping to ensure confidence in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of rapid respiratory pathogen testing for influenza-like illness in a pediatric ED did not reduce ...

Rising Prevalence of Respiratory Infections: Increasing cases of pneumonia, bronchitis, and the common cold are fueling market demand. High Hospitalization Rates: 35% to 45% of hospitalized patients ...

WHEN OSHA's revised Respiratory Protection Standard for General Industry, 29 CFR 1910.134, became effective on April 8, 1998, it provided employers with an all-inclusive reference source for fit ...

Summary Respiratory PPE fit testing helps assure the best protection against dangerous airborne particles. Agricultural workers face a myriad of challenges in obtaining a proper fit test and who can ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Sept. 25 issued a final rule approving two additional quantitative fit testing protocols for inclusion in its Respiratory Protection ...