Rapid influenza diagnostic test use and antiviral prescriptions in outpatient settings pre- and post-2009 H1N1 pandemic

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-33

  Williams, Laurina O ^a   Kupka, Nancy J ^b   Schmaltz, Stephen P ^b   Barrett, Stacey ^b   Uyeki, Timothy M ^c   Jernigan, Daniel B ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Joint Commission   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

H1N1; Influenza; Influenza testing; Rapid influenza diagnostic testing; Rapid influenza testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID INFLUENZA DIAGNOSTIC TEST; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899061671     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.01.016     Document Type: Article

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