date:Apr 24, 2017
were not reflex cultured, which is necessary to obtain isolates for distinguishing pathogen subtypes, determining antimicrobial resistance, monitoring trends, and detecting outbreaks. The authors conclude that increasing use of CIDTs affects the interpretation of public health surveillance data because that test does not yield isolates used to distinguish subtypes, determine antimicrobial resistance, monitor trends, and detect outbreaks.
Thomas Gremillion, the Director of Consumer Federation of