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Using a novel rapid viral test to improve triage of emergency department patients with acute respiratory illness during flu season

BACKGROUND: Acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) are mostly viral in etiology and cause significant morbidity and mortality. Point of care PCR (POC-PCR) is a promising new technology for rapid virus identification but utility in the Emergency Department (ED) is not yet defined. OBJECTIVES: Primarily, t...

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Autores principales: Pedersen, Courtney J., Rogan, Daniel T., Yang, Samuel, Quinn, James V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7106347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30261422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2018.09.008