Rapid testing for respiratory syncytial virus in a paediatric emergency department: Benefits for infection control and bed management

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-251

  Mills, J M ^a   Harper, J ^b   Broomfield, D ^b   Templeton, K E ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohorting; Point of care testing; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMOVIRUS INFECTION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RAPID POINT OF CARE TESTING; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION;

BEDS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PEDIATRICS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79951855334     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.11.019     Document Type: Article

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