Scrutinizing Respiratory Virus Testing

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Research Article| October 01 2019 Scrutinizing Respiratory Virus Testing AAP Grand Rounds (2019) 42 (4): 44. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.42-4-44 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Scrutinizing Respiratory Virus Testing. AAP Grand Rounds October 2019; 42 (4): 44. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.42-4-44 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All PublicationsAll JournalsAAP Grand RoundsPediatricsHospital PediatricsPediatrics In ReviewNeoReviewsAAP NewsAll AAP Sites Search Advanced Search Topics: antiviral agents, evidence-based medicine, heterogeneity, length of stay, point-of-care testing, biological markers, cerebral palsy, chest x-ray, endotracheal aspiration, medical devices Source: Noël KC, Fontela PS, Winters N, et al. The clinical utility of respiratory viral testing in hospitalized children: a meta-analysis. Hosp Pediatr. 2019; 9(7): 483– 494; doi: https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2018-0233Google Scholar Investigators from multiple institutions conducted a meta-analysis to assess the effect of respiratory virus (RV) testing on several outcomes in children hospitalized with acute respiratory illness (ARI). Investigators searched 7 medical literature databases for studies that (a) were published between 1985 and 2018; (b) evaluated the effect of RV testing on antibiotic use, ancillary diagnostic tests, hospital length of stay, or use of antiviral agents; and (c) included children <18 years old hospitalized with ARI, defined as an illness of <7 days’ duration with respiratory symptoms suggestive of infection. Two reviewers independently reviewed extracted studies to ensure they met these criteria; discrepancies... You do not currently have access to this content.