Effect of rapid diagnosis on management of influenza A infections

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 303-307

  Noyola, Daniel E ^a,b   Demmler, Gail J ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme immunoassay; Influenza A; Rapid viral diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033999011     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200004000-00008     Document Type: Article

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