Cross-Sectional Survey of Viral Testing on Nasopharyngeal Aspirates by Laboratories in the UK –
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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2020)

Cross-Sectional Survey of Viral Testing on Nasopharyngeal Aspirates by Laboratories in the UK – : Is Targeted Testing the Way Forward?

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https://doi.org/10.38192/1.6.1.c14
Published 2019-11-27
Varathagini Balakumar
School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Paul Turner
Cardiff University Medical School, UK
Siba Paul
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, UK
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acute viral bronchiolitis
nasopharyngeal swabs
Respiratory syncitial virus

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Balakumar, V., Turner, P., & Paul, S. (2019). Cross-Sectional Survey of Viral Testing on Nasopharyngeal Aspirates by Laboratories in the UK – : Is Targeted Testing the Way Forward? . The Physician, 6(1), c14. https://doi.org/10.38192/1.6.1.c14
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Abstract

Acute viral bronchiolitis is the most common cause of hospital admissions among infants in the UK. The diagnosis is primarily clinical with most infants requiring supportive management. RSV is the main cause and routine confirmation has, until recently, been undertaken via nasopharyngeal swabs or aspirates (NPA).

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Peer reviewed by Subarna Chakravorty PhD FRCPath and Sunil Daga PhD MRCP for BAPIO Annual Conference London 2019

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