Screening for Respiratory Syncyt Strategies in Children Hospitalized Tract Infectio

Abstract: Nosocomial infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important health risk in pediatric care but is largely preventable by efficient infection control measures. Commonly applied rapid antigen detection tests (RADTs) miss a considerable number of RSV-infected patients. The objective of our analysis was to evaluate whether readily available host parameters are associated with false-negative RADT, and to assess how these parameters could be applied in an optimi We ret 2 years ho parameter sequently RADT res Out o RSV-posit negative. obtained identical (35%) we whereas a Duration o sion diag compariso and RAD patients fr Consid false-nega policy. (Medicine Abbrev interval, rapid an = respir R espirant c ant en ien mil s su s a e in idit nce tali cou n E d m s,5 iou por ion s.8,9 tric t is cts f no lov tion ap ere o a res infe tory analysis is essential. Gold standard of RSV detection erse sis.14 ver, R sion to inpatient care. In care, man