Relationship Between Upper Respiratory Tract Influenza Test Result and Clinical Outcomes Among Critically Ill Influenza Patients | Zendy

Krishna P. Reddy | Zendy; Ednan K. Bajwa | Zendy; Robert A. Parker | Zendy; Andrew B. Onderdonk | Zendy; Rochelle P. Walensky | Zendy

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Relationship Between Upper Respiratory Tract Influenza Test Result and Clinical Outcomes Among Critically Ill Influenza Patients

Author(s) -

Krishna P. Reddy,

Ednan K. Bajwa,

Robert A. Parker,

Andrew B. Onderdonk,

Rochelle P. Walensky

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofw023

Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , intensive care medicine , respiratory tract infections , respiratory tract , respiratory system

Among critically ill patients with lower respiratory tract (LRT)-confirmed influenza, we retrospectively observed worse 28-day clinical outcomes in upper respiratory tract (URT)-negative versus URT-positive subjects. This finding may reflect disease progression and highlights the need for influenza testing of both URT and LRT specimens to improve diagnostic yield and possibly inform prognosis.

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