respiratory infections

First rigorous report fills in details and rules out coexisting infections as the cause

RSV causes severe disease burden among older adults and young children; there is no approved vaccine to prevent RSV

Rapid diagnostic tools are critical to diagnosing coinfections to deliver effective treatment as soon as possible

Flex testing allows labs to run full syndromic panels without paying for every result

COVID-19 patients with coinfections have higher mortality rates than those with single infections

Viral infections peak in January and bottom out in June, with worse seasons every second year

Providing results in 45 minutes, the new test could be used at the point of care to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use

Study finds children with COVID-19 have a more robust innate immune response to the virus compared to adults

The results may help identify patients with COVID-19 at greatest risk for pneumonia, enabling early interventions

New study shows that the burden and type of bacteria found in the lungs predicts patient outcomes