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Living with respiratory viruses: The next saga in human/viral coexistence?
Author(s) -
Ruaño Gualberto,
Ha Toan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.202000321
Subject(s) - pathogen , asymptomatic , virology , respiratory system , virus , epidemiology , asymptomatic carrier , biology , covid-19 , medicine , immunology , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
Testing for respiratory viruses and SARS‐CoV‐2 in clinical and epidemiological settings has contrasting purposes and utility. Symptomatic patients are best tested with respiratory virus panels to establish the pathogen and guide personalized treatment. Asymptomatic patients are tested for a single infectious pathogen to establish carrier status and guide containment.