No Significant ER Benefit for Rapid Viral Testing of Kids with C...

Courtesy MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Fri, 10/09/2009 - 08:54

Rapid viral diagnostic testing did not reduce the burden of treating children with respiratory symptoms and fever in the emergency department, according to a Cochrane Review meta-analysis.


 

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