An algorithm to diagnose influenza infection: evaluating the clinical importance and impact on hospital costs of screening with rapid antigen detection tests

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1081-1085

  Gonzalez Del Vecchio M ^a,c   Catalan P ^a   de Egea, V ^a   Rodriguez Borlado A ^a   Martos, C ^a   Padilla, B ^a   Rodriguez Sanchez B ^a,c   Bouza, E ^a,b,c,d  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84939937314     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2328-7     Document Type: Article

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