November 12, 2004Journal of Medical VirologyOpen Access

Laboratory diagnosis and surveillance of human respiratory viruses by PCR in Victoria, Australia, 2002–2003

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Population

Patients admitted to hospitals or participating in an influenza surveillance program in Victoria, Australia…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

JDJulian DruceVictorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory TTThomas TranThe Royal Melbourne Hospital HKHeath KellyAustralian National University

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Implication

May guide age-specific respiratory virus testing; leaves open the need for updated prospective surveillance in contemporary cohorts.

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Population

Patients admitted to hospitals or participating in an influenza surveillance program in Victoria, Australia, providing >4,200 specimens during 2002-2003.

Intervention

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for respiratory viruses

Outcome

Detection of respiratory viruses and association with clinical symptoms

PCR surveillance in Australia (2002-2003) highlighted the significant morbidity caused by influenza and picornaviruses, with viral detection rates declining with increasing patient age.

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Druce et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72b6fb87f921057128a643 https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.20246

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Laboratory diagnosis and surveillance of human respiratory viruses by PCR in Victoria, Australia, 2002–2003

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Laboratory diagnosis and surveillance of human respiratory viruses by PCR in Victoria, Australia, 2002–2003

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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