Is the interpretation of rapid antigen testing for respiratory syncytial virus as simple as positive or negative?

Paul Walsh; Christina Overmyer; Christine Hancock; Jacquelyn Heffner; Nicholas Walker; Thienphuc Nguyen; Lucas Shanholtzer; Enrique Caldera; James Pusavat; Eli Mordechai; Martin E Adelson; Kathryn T Iacono

doi:10.1136/emermed-2013-202729

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Is the interpretation of rapid antigen testing for respiratory syncytial virus as simple as positive or negative?

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Paul Walsh Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, USA Department of Emergency Medicine, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christina Overmyer Department of Research and Development, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christine Hancock Department of Research and Development, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jacquelyn Heffner Department of Emergency Medicine, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicholas Walker Department of Emergency Medicine, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Thienphuc Nguyen Department of Emergency Medicine, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lucas Shanholtzer Department of Emergency Medicine, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Enrique Caldera Department of Emergency Medicine, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James Pusavat Department of Laboratory and Pathology, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eli Mordechai Department of Research and Development, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin E Adelson Department of Research and Development, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kathryn T Iacono Department of Research and Development, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Paul Walsh, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis, 4150 V Street, PSSB 2100, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; pfwalsh{at}ucdavis.edu

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Walsh P, Overmyer C, Hancock C, et al

Is the interpretation of rapid antigen testing for respiratory syncytial virus as simple as positive or negative?

Emergency Medicine Journal 2014;31:153-159.

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Received April 12, 2013
Revised June 24, 2013
Accepted July 24, 2013
First published August 20, 2013.

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October 24, 2016

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