Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Acute respiratory infections are the commonest disease in humans; they are most often caused by viruses and, to a smaller extent, by bacteria (Denny, 1995). Distinguishing these causes is important because viral infections are usually self-limiting and generally do not require any specific treatment while bacterial infections can often lead to complications and are treated with anti-bacterial medications (Dowell et al., 1998; Gozales et al., 2001). However, ruling out a viral etiology is not trivial because of complexities of diagnostic tests and because of a poor correlation between detection of virus and symptoms even with a positive test.
Source: EBioMedicine
Authors: Chan Hyun Na, Akhilesh Pandey
Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $5,780
OpenAlex ID: W2604559489