O’Connell, S.
Conlan, C.
Reidy, M.
Stack, C.
Mulgrew, A.
Baruah, J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bon Secours Hospital Tralee (POCT)
Article History
Received: 3 December 2019
Accepted: 27 February 2020
First Online: 10 March 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Patient consent for the collection of nasal swabs was obtained in writing as part of the Hospital procedure for patient admission during the validation element of the study. The comparison of pre-implementation 2017 and post-implementation 2018 data was considered as a service evaluation from an ethics perspective. All ethical issues were considered and approved in line with guidance from policies and procedures from the Medical Ethics Committee of the Hospital. The study was registered with the Hospital Medical Ethics Committee under study name “POCT Influenza BSHT”.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.