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How to use…respiratory viral studies
- Source :
- Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition. 104:274-278
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- BMJ, 2018.
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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.
- Subjects :
- Respiratory tract infections
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Context (language use)
Respiratory tract disease
medicine.disease
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Upper respiratory tract infection
Virus Diseases
Nasopharyngeal aspirate
030225 pediatrics
Intensive care
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Viral studies
Immunology
Humans
Medicine
Symptom Assessment
Respiratory system
Child
business
Respiratory Tract Infections
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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