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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Dec 18. pii: S1198-743X(17)30679-1. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.12.006. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Would a good screening test increase the effectiveness of border screening for influenza control?[/h] Selvey LA[SUP]1[/SUP], Hall R[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] This article discusses the role of border screening in influenza control and places influenza screening in the context of the whole screening pathway. We conclude that while having a sensitive and specific rapid test for influenza antibody will improve the border screening process, it will have limited impact on the overall effectiveness of the border screening because only a proportion of infected cases present with symptoms at the border.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Influenza; border screening; communicable disease; control; effectiveness
PMID: 29269088 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.12.006
[h=1]Would a good screening test increase the effectiveness of border screening for influenza control?[/h] Selvey LA[SUP]1[/SUP], Hall R[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] This article discusses the role of border screening in influenza control and places influenza screening in the context of the whole screening pathway. We conclude that while having a sensitive and specific rapid test for influenza antibody will improve the border screening process, it will have limited impact on the overall effectiveness of the border screening because only a proportion of infected cases present with symptoms at the border.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Influenza; border screening; communicable disease; control; effectiveness
PMID: 29269088 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.12.006