title: Respiratory pathogen panels in the hospital: good or unnecessary?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aim to review the epidemiology of respiratory viral infections and the strengths and limitations of multiplex respiratory pathogen panels that are currently available along with their respective features and differences.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We give particular emphasis to the pathogens included on each test and evaluate their performance in the hospital setting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude with a discussion on the evidence for the clinical utility of respiratory pathogen multiplex panels in hospitalized patients, including the potential for coinfection with viral and bacterial pathogens.
authors.affiliation: aDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine bDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Cawcutt
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Fey
authors.forename: Andre C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Kalil
mesh_terms: D060085:Coinfection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000821:virology*