Diagnosis and Testing in Bronchiolitis: A Systematic Review

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-126

  Bordley, W Clayton ^a,b   Viswanathan, Meera ^e   King, Valerie J ^b,c   Sutton, Sonya F ^e   Jackman, Anne M ^b   Sterling, Laura ^b,c   Lohr, Kathleen N ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

^e RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATE; NASOPHARYNGEAL SUCTION; NASOPHARYNX; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVIEW; SUCTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROAT CULTURE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES;

EID: 0842311638     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.2.119     Document Type: Review

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