Journal of hospital medicine : an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine
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Multicenter Study
Respiratory virus testing and clinical outcomes among children hospitalized with pneumonia.
Despite the increased availability of diagnostic tests for respiratory viruses, their clinical utility for children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains uncertain. ⋯ Viral testing practices varied widely across children's hospitals and were not associated with clinically important process or outcome measures. Viral testing may not influence clinical management for many children hospitalized with CAP.