Journal article
Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Influenza in the Era of Rapid Diagnostics
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Vol.9(1), pp.51-55
02/28/2020
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piy118
PMID: 30476135
Abstract
Influenza is a significant cause of childhood morbidity and death; it contributes to up to 16% of hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses worldwide. Novel rapid viral diagnostic tests, including molecular diagnostic tests, have the potential to significantly affect both time to diagnosis and selection of optimal anti-infective therapy. However, little is known about current treatment algorithms used in US hospitals. In this study, for hospitalized children in the United States, we aimed to define the current approaches to influenza diagnosis and treatment and to explore reasons for their potential variation. In this study, we aimed to define the current approaches to pediatric influenza diagnosis and treatment in US hospitals, and to explore reasons for their potential variation. Our results suggest a rise in the availability and use of rapid molecular diagnostic testing in addition to continued variability in anti-infective management, particularly with regard to antiviral use.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Influenza in the Era of Rapid Diagnostics
- Creators
- Eimear Kitt - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRichard J Drew - Temple Street Children's University HospitalRobert Cunney - Temple Street Children's University HospitalSusan E Beekmann - University of IowaPhilip Polgreen - University of IowaKarina Butler - University College DublinTheoklis Zaoutis - University of PennsylvaniaSusan E Coffin - University of Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Vol.9(1), pp.51-55
- DOI
- 10.1093/jpids/piy118
- PMID
- 30476135
- NLM abbreviation
- J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
- ISSN
- 2048-7193
- eISSN
- 2048-7207
- Grant note
- name: CDC, award: 1 U50 CK000477
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/28/2020
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359695902771
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