Impact on PCT+ FilmArray RP2 Plus Use in LRTI Suspicion in Emergency Department

The real-time reporting of PCT results along with viral PCR data from the FilmArray® Respiratory Panel 2 plus in conjunction with an antimicrobial stewardship plan will aid in the proper withholding or withdrawing of antibiotics (ATB) when the collective data is indicative of a viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI). The addition of the FilmArray® RP2plus diagnostic test indicating the presence of a viral infection in subjects presenting with respiratory symptoms could improve the confidence to care-providing physicians to withhold prescribing antibiotics.