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The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of viral identification on antibiotic therapy management. We conducted a single-centre retrospective study from 1 October 2017 to 31 December 2019. This study included all consecutive FilmArray\u00ae Respiratory Panel tests performed in patients hospitalised in a PICU. Patients were identified using the microbiology laboratory prospective database and data were extracted from the medical record. 544 tests corresponding to 408 patients were included. The main reasons for testing were pneumonia (34%) and bronchiolitis (24%). In 70% of cases, at least one virus was identified, with Human Rhinovirus (56%) and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (28%) being the two predominant. Bacterial co-infection was present in 25% of cases. Viral identification was not associated with reduced antibiotic therapy. 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