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How to use…respiratory viral studies

Authors :
Simon B. Drysdale
Dominic F. Kelly
Source :
Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition. 104:274-278
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
BMJ, 2018.

Abstract

Viral respiratory tract infections are the most common infections of childhood. They result in clinical syndromes ranging from mild upper respiratory tract infection to severe lower respiratory tract disease requiring intensive care. Respiratory viruses are most commonly identified from a respiratory swab or nasopharyngeal aspirate by real-time PCR, which has a very high sensitivity and specificity. In this article, we review when and how children should be tested for viral respiratory tract infections and how to interpret the result in context of the clinical picture.

Details

ISSN :
17430593 and 17430585
Volume :
104
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....ccbd9541307d7a38f86e2cf7f9b5b548
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2016-311858