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The Use of Rapid Diagnostic Assays to Supplement Syndromic Surveillance: Preliminary Results of a Pilot Project in New York City
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Syndromic surveillance systems can detect increases in respiratory and gastrointestinal illness, but diagnosis of etiologic agents can be delayed due to difficult, time-consuming identification and low rates of testing for viral pathogens. Rapid… read more… difficult. The pace of clinical care within the ED, the lack of dedicated clinical staff, and the perceived lack of benefit of the testing to clinical care resulted in …