Diagnostic Test Accuracy of a 2-Transcript Host RNA Signature for Discriminating Bacterial vs Viral Infection in Febrile Children
Author(s) -
Jethro Herberg,
Myrsini Kaforou,
Victoria Wright,
Hannah Shailes,
Hariklia Eleftherohorinou,
Clive Hoggart,
Miriam CebeyLópez,
Michael J. Carter,
Victoria A. Janes,
Stuart Gormley,
Chisato Shimizu,
Adriana Tremoulet,
Anouk M. Barendregt,
Antonio Salas,
John T. Kanegaye,
Andrew J. Pollard,
Saul N. Faust,
Sanjay Patel,
Taco Kuijpers,
Federico MartinónTorres,
Jane C. Burns,
Lachlan Coin,
Michael Levin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2016.11236
Subject(s) - medicine , viral load , immunology , virology , virus
Because clinical features do not reliably distinguish bacterial from viral infection, many children worldwide receive unnecessary antibiotic treatment, while bacterial infection is missed in others.
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