Rapid influenza molecular testing in secondary care and influenza surveillance in England: Any impact?

CONCLUSIONS: The use of rapid influenza molecular tests is a likely contributing factor to the large proportion of influenza A hospitalisations in England that were unsubtyped. Given their clear clinical advantages, further work must be done to reinforce these data for public health through integrated genomic surveillance.PMID:35585686 | DOI:10.1111/irv.13001

Source: Respiratory Care - May 19, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Nicki L Boddington Suzanne Elgohari Joanna Ellis Matthew Donati Maria Zambon Richard G Pebody Source Type: research