Rapid diagnostic tests are transforming infection management in the hospital, which is one of the reasons why the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society for Microbiology released guidelines to help clinicians get the most from these cutting-edge technologies.
The new guide is part of an educational effort to help clinicians promote the use of the new testing technology, explained Melvin P. Weinstein, MD, FIDSA, a co-author of the guide and the chief of