Clinical and laboratory predictors of influenza infection among individuals with influenza-like illness presenting to an urban Thai hospital over a five-year period.

Clinical and laboratory predictors of influenza infection among individuals with influenza-like illness presenting to an urban Thai hospital over a five-year period.

Early diagnosis of influenza infection maximizes the effectiveness of antiviral medicines. Here, we assess the ability for clinical characteristics and rapid influenza tests to predict PCR-confirmed influenza infection in a sentinel, cross-sectional study for influenza-like illness (ILI) in Thailand...

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Main Authors: Kathryn B Anderson, Sriluck Simasathien, Veerachai Watanaveeradej, Alden L Weg, Damon W Ellison, Detchvijitr Suwanpakdee, Chonticha Klungthong, Thipwipha Phonpakobsin, Phirangkul Kerdpanich, Danabhand Phiboonbanakit, Robert V Gibbons, Stefan Fernandez, Louis R Macareo, In-Kyu Yoon, Richard G Jarman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5841736?pdf=render

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