Addition Of Paired Serology Testing, Standard Care Swab Results, Separate Testing Of Nasopharyngeal And Oropharyngeal Swabs Improves Diagnostic Yield For RSV Among Hospitalized Adults, Study Shows

Infectious Disease Advisor (8/20, Chan) reports, “The addition of paired serology testing, standard care swab results, and separate testing of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs improves the diagnostic yield for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among hospitalized adults, according to study results.” Investigators also observed that “the use of serology testing exhibited a sensitivity of 60.9% (95% CI, 46.8-75.0) when compared with any diagnostic method,” and that “the addition of standard care swab results to [polymerase chain reaction] testing increased the rate of RSV detection by 25.9%.” The findings were published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.