Availability and use of rapid diagnostic tests for the management of acute childhood infections in Europe: A cross-sectional survey of paediatricians

Juan Emmanuel Dewez; Lucy Pembrey; Ruud G. Nijman; Stefano del Torso; Zachi Grossman; Adamos Hadjipanayis; Diego Van Esso; Emma Lim; Marieke Emonts; James Burns; Christèle Gras-LeGuen; Daniela Kohlfuerst; Hans Jürgen Dornbusch; Karen Brengel-Pesce; Francois Mallet; Ulrich von Both; Maria Tsolia; Irini Eleftheriou; Dace Zavadska; Ronald de Groot; Michiel van der Flier; Henriëtte Moll; Nienke Hagedoorn; Dorine Borensztajn; Rianne Oostenbrink; Taco Kuijpers; Marko Pokorn; Katarina Vincek; Federico Martinó n-Torres; Irene Rivero; Philipp Agyeman; Enitan D. Carrol; Stéphane Paulus; Aubrey Cunnington; Jethro Herberg; Michael Levin; Aida Mujkić; Karin Geitmann; Liviana Da Dalt; Arunas Valiulis; Risto Lapatto; Garyfallia Syridou; Péter Altorjai; Paul Torpiano; Ketil Størdal; Károly Illy; Artur Mazur; Mateja Vintar Spreitzer; Joana Rios; Corinne Wyder; Ivanna Romankevych; Romain Basmaci; Salvador Ibanez-Mico; Shunmay Yeung

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0275336

Availability and use of rapid diagnostic tests for the management of acute childhood infections in Europe: A cross-sectional survey of paediatricians

Juan Emmanuel Dewez
, Lucy Pembrey
, Ruud G. Nijman
, Stefano del Torso
, Zachi Grossman
, Adamos Hadjipanayis
, Diego Van Esso
, Emma Lim
, Marieke Emonts
, James Burns
, Christèle Gras-LeGuen
, Daniela Kohlfuerst
, Hans Jürgen Dornbusch
, Karen Brengel-Pesce
, Francois Mallet
, Ulrich von Both
, Maria Tsolia
, Irini Eleftheriou
, Dace Zavadska
, Ronald de Groot

Michiel van der Flier, Henriëtte Moll, Nienke Hagedoorn, Dorine Borensztajn, Rianne Oostenbrink, Taco Kuijpers, Marko Pokorn, Katarina Vincek, Federico Martinó n-Torres, Irene Rivero, Philipp Agyeman, Enitan D. Carrol, Stéphane Paulus, Aubrey Cunnington, Jethro Herberg, Michael Levin, Aida Mujkić, Karin Geitmann, Liviana Da Dalt, Arunas Valiulis, Risto Lapatto, Garyfallia Syridou, Péter Altorjai, Paul Torpiano, Ketil Størdal, Károly Illy, Artur Mazur, Mateja Vintar Spreitzer, Joana Rios, Corinne Wyder, Ivanna Romankevych, Romain Basmaci, Salvador Ibanez-Mico, Shunmay Yeung^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Pediatrics

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Personalised Risk Assessment in Febrile Illness to Optimise Real-Life Management Across the European Union (PERFORM)
ChildCare WorldWide
European Academy of Paediatrics Research in Ambulatory Settings network (EAPRASnet)
Ariel University
Maccabi Healthcare Services
Larnaca General Hospital
Cyprus; European University Medical School
Primary Care Paediatrician
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle University
Nantes University Hospital
Medical University of Graz
BioMé rieux
Klinikum der Universität München
Children's Hospital Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou
Children's Clinical University Hospital
Amsterdam UMC
Ljubljanski Univerzitetni Klinicni Center
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago
University Hospital Bern
Alder Hey Children's Hospital
University of Oxford
Imperial College London
University of Zagreb
BVKJ
Research in European Paediatric Emergency Medicine (REPEM)
Azienda Ospedale - Università Padova
Vilnius University
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Attiko University Hospital
Association of Hungarian Primary Care Paediatricians
Mater Dei Hospital
University of Oslo
Dutch Society of Paediatrics NVK
University of Rzeszów
Slovenian Paediatric Society
Hospital BeatrizAngelo
Kinderärzte KurWerk
Ukrainian Academy of Pediatric Specialties
Louis Mourier Hospital
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
(PERFORM)
Research in European Pediatric Emergency Medicine (REPEM)
(PERFORM)
(PERFORM)
Radboud University Medical Center
(PERFORM)
University Medical Centre Utrecht
(PERFORM)
(PERFORM)
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Background Point-of-care-tests (POCTs) have been advocated to optimise care in patients with infections but their actual use varies. This study aimed to estimate the variability in the adoption of current POCTs by paediatricians across Europe, and to explore the determinants of variability. Methods and findings A cross-sectional survey was conducted of hospital and primary care paediatricians, recruited through professional networks. Questions focused on the availability and use of currently available POCTs. Data were analysed descriptively and using Median Odds Ratio (MOR) to measure variation between countries. Multilevel regression modelling using changes in the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of models were used to assess the contribution of individual or workplace versus country level factors, to the observed variation. The commonest POCT was urine dipsticks (UD) which were available to >80% of primary care and hospital paediatricians in 68% (13/19) and 79% (23/29) countries, respectively. Availability of all POCTs varied between countries. In primary care, the country (MOR) varied from 1.61 (95%CI: 1.04-2.58) for lactate to 7.28 (95%CI: 3.04-24.35) for UD. In hospitals, the country MOR varied from 1.37 (95%CI:1.04-1.80) for lactate to 11.93 (95% CI:3.35-72.23) for UD. Most paediatricians in primary care (69%, 795/1154) and hospital (81%, 962/1188) would use a diagnostic test in the case scenario of an infant with undifferentiated fever. Multilevel regression modelling showed that the country of work was more important in predicting both the availability and use of POCTs than individual or workplace characteristics. Conclusion There is substantial variability in the adoption of POCTs for the management of acute infections in children across Europe. To inform future implementation of both existing and innovative tests, further research is needed to understand what drives the variation between countries, the needs of frontline clinicians, and the role of diagnostic tests in the management of acute childhood infections.

Original language	English
Article number	e0275336
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	17
Issue number	12 December
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275336
Publication status	Published - 20 Dec 2022

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Dewez, J. E., Pembrey, L., Nijman, R. G., del Torso, S., Grossman, Z., Hadjipanayis, A., Van Esso, D., Lim, E., Emonts, M., Burns, J., Gras-LeGuen, C., Kohlfuerst, D., Dornbusch, H. J., Brengel-Pesce, K., Mallet, F., von Both, U., Tsolia, M., Eleftheriou, I., Zavadska, D., ... Yeung, S. (2022). Availability and use of rapid diagnostic tests for the management of acute childhood infections in Europe: A cross-sectional survey of paediatricians. PLoS ONE, 17(12 December), Article e0275336. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275336

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AU - Van Esso, Diego

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AU - Cunnington, Aubrey

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Availability and use of rapid diagnostic tests for the management of acute childhood infections in Europe: A cross-sectional survey of paediatricians

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