THE NSW Government yesterday announced the roll-out of advanced diagnostic technology which will see influenza diagnosis in NSW hospitals drop from four days to less than four hours.
State Premier Gladys Berejiklian said it was the largest rapid flu testing program in the southern hemisphere, with the rapid diagnosis allowing hospital clinicians to make faster triage and treatment decisions.
"This is crucial given antivirals are most effective when started less than two days from onset of influenza," she said, with the system also potentially leading to unnecessary treatment for patients with a negative diagnosis, freeing up hospital beds.
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