MAY 13, 2024

Better Together: Rapid Diagnostic Testing And Abx Stewardship

By Gina Shaw

Molecular rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) has become an essential component of hospital infectious disease management, but it is most effective with antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) intervention, said Ashlan J. Kunz Coyne, BS, PharmD, MPH, at the 2024 Making a Difference in Infectious Disease (MAD-ID) conference in Orlando, Fla. 

Dr. Kunz Coyne, an assistant professor of clinical and translational science in the Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of