2020
Molecular Testing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Clinical and Diagnostic Recommendations From the IDSA’s Diagnostics Committee
Hanson KE, Azar MM, Banerjee R, Chou A, Colgrove RC, Ginocchio CC, Hayden MK, Holodiny M, Jain S, Koo S, Levy J, Timbrook TT, Caliendo AM. Molecular Testing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Clinical and Diagnostic Recommendations From the IDSA’s Diagnostics Committee. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 71: 2744-2751. PMID: 32369578, PMCID: PMC7454374, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract infectionsAcute respiratory tract infectionsTract infectionsDiagnostics CommitteeSpecific nucleic acid amplification testsBacterial respiratory tract infectionsNucleic acid amplification testsRoutine clinical practiceDiagnostic reference standardNew molecular testsGlobal health responseClinical signsRespiratory medicineAmplification testsClinical practiceMolecular testingClinical judgmentAvailable assaysHealth responseDiagnostic recommendationsNovel coronavirus pandemicMolecular testsReference standardInfectionMolecular diagnostics
2018
Detection of Influenza A and B Viruses and Respiratory Syncytial Virus by Use of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)-Waived Point-of-Care Assays: a Paradigm Shift to Molecular Tests
Azar MM, Landry ML. Detection of Influenza A and B Viruses and Respiratory Syncytial Virus by Use of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)-Waived Point-of-Care Assays: a Paradigm Shift to Molecular Tests. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2018, 56: 10.1128/jcm.00367-18. PMID: 29695519, PMCID: PMC6018333, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00367-18.BooksConceptsRapid influenza diagnostic testsRespiratory syncytial virusNucleic acid amplification testsSyncytial virusB virusInfluenza AClinical Laboratory Improvement AmendmentsAntiviral therapyPoint of careAvailable rapid influenza diagnostic testsSensitive nucleic acid amplification testsMolecular testsInfluenza diagnostic testsRespiratory virus infectionsInfection prevention strategiesRapid antigen detectionRapid laboratory testingViral diagnostic testingDetection of influenzaNew pandemic strainsAccurate laboratory diagnosisRapid antigenRespiratory virusesViral culturePatient management