Survey of diagnostic testing for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults: infectious disease physician practices and implications for burden estimates

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) often causes respiratory illness in adults. Over 40 RSV vaccine and monoclonal antibody products are currently in preclinical development or clinical trials. Because RSV diagnostic practices may impact disease burden estimates, we investigated infectious disease physicians' RSV diagnostic practices among their adult patients.

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - December 21, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Kristen E. Allen, Susan E. Beekmann, Philip Polgreen, Sarah Poser, Jeanette St. Pierre, Scott Santiba ñez, Susan I. Gerber, Lindsay Kim Source Type: research