Source: DGNews | Posted 9 years ago
Rapid RSV Test Speeds Diagnosis, May Decrease Unnecessary Antibiotic Use
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By Michael Smith
SAN DIEGO, CA-- October 3, 2002 -- A newly developed optical immunoassay test (OIA) may be a rapid alternative to conventional cell culture as a diagnostic tool for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to research presented at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
RSV causes about 70 percent of cases of bronchiolitis, the single most common cause of infant hospitalisation in the western world, according to Dr. Joel E. Mortensen of Cincinnati Children
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