Journal
CHEST
Volume 154, Issue 5, Pages 1213-1222Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.06.003
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diagnostic testing; pneumonia; viral disease
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- Northwestern University's Lung Sciences Training Program [5T32HL076139-13]
- Dixon Translational Research Grant
- NIH/NIAID [1U19AI135964-01]
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Viral pathogens are a common cause of severe lower respiratory tract infection in adults. Our ability to rapidly and accurately identify viral infections has dramatically improved as slow culture-based techniques have been largely replaced by multiplex high-throughput systems. Given these advances, reevaluation of the role of respiratory viral testing in adults presenting with lower respiratory tract infection is important. This article reviews the potential benefits of testing, provides an overview of the most commonly used diagnostic techniques, and considers whether current evidence supports routine testing.
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