U.S., March 1 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06852846) titled 'Clinical Usefulness of a Multi-analyte Immunoassay for Distinguishing Bacterial and Viral Infections in Children' on Feb. 20.
Brief Summary: Fever can be a clinical manifestation present in pediatric infections, posing a challenge for the doctor who must decide whether or not to prescribe an antibiotic therapy. Routine blood tests can assist the doctor in making a decision, although their response times often do not allow for timely therapeutic decisions. Therefore, there is an increased risk of inappropriate prescribing antibiotics for children with viral infections, which contributes to the increase in antibiotic resistance. There...