The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 91-95 , January 2009

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Impact of Early and Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Infections in Children Brought to an Emergency Department with Febrile Respiratory Tract Illnesses

  • Quynh H. Doan, MDCM, MHSc

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Emergency Department, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr Quynh Doan, University of British Columbia Children's Hospital, Room K4-105, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3V4, Canada
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  • Niranjan Kissoon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Acute and Critical Care Programs, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Simon Dobson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vaccine Evaluation Centre, Children's and Women's Health Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Sandy Whitehouse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Emergency Department, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Doug Cochrane, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Affairs and Quality Assurance, Neurosurgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Brian Schmidt, OD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Eva Thomas, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Microbiology/Virology, Children's and Women's Health Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Received 28 February 2008 ,Revised 30 June 2008 ,Accepted 21 July 2008.

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 Supported by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.

 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00624-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.07.043

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 91-95 , January 2009

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