Patient house calls in Attica and Thessaloniki, Greece (2005-2015): a model for out-of-hospital multispecialty emergency medicine.

Background: The SOS-doctors are a network of physicians who perform house-call visits in the areas of Attica and Thessaloniki, Greece.

Methods: Patients requesting medical services by the SOS doctors during the period 1/1/2005 - 31/12/2015 were eligible for inclusion in this retrospective analysis.

Results: During this period 335, 212 home visits were performed.

Evaluation of a direct test for seasonal influenza in outpatients.

Objective: To present our experience regarding the use of a rapid diagnostic test for seasonal influenza A and B.

Methods: We systematically collected and analyzed our data regarding the use of a rapid diagnostic test for seasonal influenza A and B in patients with specific respiratory symptoms that sought medical services, during the time period from 01/01/2009 to 30/05/2009, from a network of physicians (SOS Doctors) who perform house-call visits in the area of Attica, Greece.

Results: From the total of 16,335 house-call visits performed during the evaluated period, 3412 (20.