Antibiotic Overuse Curbed by Rapid Test by Karishma Abhishek on March 5, 2021 at 11:08 PM RAPID-TEST study at the Centre for Academic Primary Care, the University of Bristol, published in the journal Family Practice. microbiological point-of-care test - BioFire® Filmarray® v1.7 (bioMérieux) was evaluated in four GP practices in the South West of England over a six-week period. The test can detect 17 different types of respiratory virus and three atypical respiratory bacteria thereby providing results of nasal and throat swabs in around 65 minutes. The study team assessed the feasibility of using the test in primary care in preparation for a clinical trial, and find out what GPs and nurses thought about using it. Also if the test results changed clinical decisions about diagnosis and treatment were assessed.