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Original Article
Clinical characteristics of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection in children and the performance of rapid antigen test
Yong-Jae Park, Jang-Yong Jin, Hyeon-Jong Yang, Woo-Ryung Lee, Dong-Hwan Lee, Bok-Yang Pyun, Eun-Sook Suh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2011;54(10):405-408.   Published online October 31, 2011
Purpose

In autumn 2009, the swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus spread throughout South Korea. The aims of this study were to determine the clinical characteristics of children infected by the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus, and to compare the rapid antigen and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective review of patients ≥18 years of age who presented to...

Clinical usefulness of rapid antigen test to detect respiratory syncytial virus infection
Hyung Su Kim, Hee La Kim, Ki Hyung Park, Kyung Soon Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(10):1071-1076.   Published online October 15, 2008
Purpose : Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most frequent cause of lower respiratory infections in infants and young children. Early detection allows quarantining of infected inpatients to prevent nosocomial transmission and to choose a treatment. To achieve rapid reporting, to facilitate prompt antiviral therapy, and to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics, an easy, rapid diagnostic method for RSV is...
Clinical Manifestations of Group A β-Hemolytic Streptococcal Pharyngits and Usefulness of Rapid Antigen Test
Youn Jeong Shin, Seong Hee Jang, Eun Sil Dong, Young Min Ahn, Myung Suk Ku
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(7):732-741.   Published online July 15, 2001
Purpose : Accurate diagnosis of group A streptococcal(GAS) pharyngitis and appropriate antimicrobial therapy are important, particularly to prevent nonsuppurative sequelae and to reduce the improper use of antibiotics. Because the clinical presentation of pharyngitis does not reliably predict the etiologic agent, when GAS infection is suspected, diagnosis should be based on the result of a throat swab culture or antigen-detection...