Are the UK clinical guidelines for H1N1 influenza infection valid in the hospital setting?
prospective_cohort · Level II
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/adc.2010.182857.
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Abstract
The diagnosis of pandemic influenza is clinical. This prospective study questions the validity of the Department of Health guidelines in 77 children admitted to hospital. The positive predictive value for the guidelines was 0.39. Although H1N1 was identified in a sizeable minority of cases using the guidelines, virology testing is still required.
Medical subject headings
- Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
- Influenza, Human
- Practice Guidelines as Topic