The effect of the rapid antigen test for influenza on clinical practice in the emergency department: A comparison of periods before and after the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic

Signa Vitae

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 74-89

  Jun, Seung Ho ^a   Kim, Jung Youn ^a   Yoon, Young Hoon ^a   Lim, Chae Seung ^a   Ch, Han Jin ^a   Choi, Sung Hyuk ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Duration of stay; Influenza; Rapid antigen test

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA RAPID ANTIGEN TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RAPID TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84971520065     PISSN: 13345605     EISSN: 1845206X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22514/SV111.052016.5     Document Type: Article

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