But what kind of sickness do your symptoms point to? Here's a breakdown for COVID-19, flu and more — and why testing is so ...

Just like adults under 60, elderly adults who get RSV tend to have mild symptoms, such as runny nose, sore throat, cough, ...

the flu and RSV by offering at-home test kits to students and their families. The program offers kits that children just need to spit into, removing the need for more invasive nasal swabs ...

The bivalent RSV prefusion F vaccine (Abrysvo) demonstrated 90% vaccine effectiveness (VE) in high-risk adults against ...

The microbiologic confirmation of RSV infection is based on detecting the virus in a sample of wash or a swab obtained from ... Also, for cost considerations, testing is subject to laboratory ...

To mitigate the problem of low clinical testing rates for RSV, researchers tested salvaged respiratory swabs collected for influenza/SARS-CoV-2 testing from ED and inpatient encounters.

The study emphasizes the need for better RSV testing, targeted treatment ... including oropharyngeal or nasal swabs, sputum, and bronchoalveolar lavage samples. Clinical data were collected ...

Although a chest X-ray alone cannot confirm or rule out RSV, doctors will evaluate any complications, review the patient’s medical history, check oxygen levels, and perform a swab test for ...

The US Food and Drug Administration granted clearances for various tests for infectious diseases, coagulation disorders, and drug susceptibility.