This review seeks to familiarize the readers with RSV rapid antigen-detection tests, describe their performance characteristics and comment on their strengths and weaknesses. The authors will ...

"Your healthcare provider may prescribe antibiotics if testing shows you have bacterial pneumonia or another type of bacterial infection in addition to the RSV," the Cleveland Clinic reported.

Because RSV, influenza, and COVID-19 share symptoms, accurate testing is needed to distinguish one from the other. This CE-IVD marked multiplex PCR test is specifically designed to detect and ...

by rapidly identifying RSV infection, health professionals can implement appropriate infection control measures while limiting unnecessary testing and antibiotic treatment. Diagnosis is impossible ...