Acute respiratory infection due to : current status of diagnostic methods

K. Loens (1) , H. Goossens (1) , M. Ieven (1)

1 Department of Microbiology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (VIDI)

Because of the absence of well-standardized both in-house and FDA-approved commercially available diagnostic tests, the reliable diagnosis of respiratory infection due to remains difficult. In addition, no formal external quality assessment schemes which would allow to conclude about the performance of diagnostic tests exist. In this review, the current state of knowledge of -associated respiratory infections in the context of epidemiological studies published during the past 5 years is discussed, with particular emphasis on the diagnostic strategies used and their impact on results. The role of as a cause of respiratory tract infections (RTIs) differs from study to study due to geographical and epidemiological differences, as well as to the application of different diagnostic techniques and criteria used.

Mots clés: Life Sciences

K. Loens, H. Goossens, M. Ieven. Acute respiratory infection due to : current status of diagnostic methods. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2010, 29 (9), pp.1055-1069. ⟨10.1007/s10096-010-0975-2⟩. ⟨hal-00598271⟩