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Influenza A testing and detection in patients admitted through emergency departments in Sydney during winter 2009: implications for rational testing.
- Source :
- Medical Journal of Australia; 10/18/2010, Vol. 193 Issue 8, p455-459, 5p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The article focuses on a study which described the testing and detection of influenza A in patients admitted to hospital for acute care during the winter 2009 pandemic influenza outbreak in Sydney, New South Wales. Based on the figures, the highest testing rates were found in 0-4-year-old children during the peak period of the outbreak, and in patients diagnosed with a febrile or respiratory illness. It is inferred that diagnosis at admission became the strongest predictor of a clinician's decision to test for influenza.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0025729X
- Volume :
- 193
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Medical Journal of Australia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 55111029
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03999.x