Learn how to confidently manage increases in bacterial respiratory infections using syndromic testing
Title: Respiratory season: Are bacterial upper respiratory tract infections increasing?
Speakers: Johan Brynedal Öckinger, PhD, Molecular biologist, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
Danilo Buonsenso, MD, PhD Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Gemelli University Hospital, Italy
Carmen Miravet Zaragoza, MSc, Medical Science Liaison, Medical and Scientific Affairs, QIAGEN
Accurately diagnosing upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) is critical. This is especially true when bacterial infections, like Mycoplasma pneumoniae, are on the rise. This roundtable discussion explores the challenges of URTI diagnosis, the role of syndromic testing and how early pathogen identification can improve patient management.
