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Testing for specific viral cause (e.g. RSV by nasopharyngeal aspirate) is common, but has little effect on management. Identification of RSV-positive patients can be helpful for: | Testing for specific viral cause (e.g. RSV by nasopharyngeal aspirate) is common, but has little effect on management. Identification of RSV-positive patients can be helpful for: | ||
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:*predicting whether the disease course has peaked yet | :*predicting whether the disease course has peaked yet | ||
:*reducing the need for other diagnostic procedures (by providing confidence that a cause has been identified). | :*reducing the need for other diagnostic procedures (by providing confidence that a cause has been identified). | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Presentation
Testing for specific viral cause (e.g. RSV by nasopharyngeal aspirate) is common, but has little effect on management. Identification of RSV-positive patients can be helpful for:
- disease surveillance
- grouping ("cohorting") patients together in hospital wards as to prevent cross infection
- predicting whether the disease course has peaked yet
- reducing the need for other diagnostic procedures (by providing confidence that a cause has been identified).