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Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Molecular Microbiology, Pediatrics, and Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri
Senior Director, Clinical Laboratories
Director, Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Clinical Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio
Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California
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This activity is intended for emergency medicine, infectious disease, and pulmonary medicine specialists.
The goals of this activity are to inform clinicians regarding the use of rapid diagnostic tests to diagnose pneumonia and respiratory tract infections and to increase awareness regarding antibiotic stewardship.
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Professor of Pathology & Immunology, Molecular Microbiology, Pediatrics, and Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri
Senior Director, Clinical Laboratories
Director, Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Clinical Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio
Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California
Medscape, LLC staff have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships.
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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The goal of this activity is to inform clinicians regarding the use of RDTs to diagnose pneumonia and respiratory tract infections, and increase awareness regarding antibiotic stewardship.
Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.
