A Rapid Test to Differentiate Viral From Bacterial Infections: Searching for the Holy Grail
Differentiating viral from bacterial causes of acute respiratory illness can avoid the numerous consequences of inappropriate antibiotic use. We review the clinical literature evaluating a combined rapid Myxovirus resistance protein A and C-reactive protein point-of-care assay, discuss potential applications, and highlight remaining questions.
Authors
- Lao‐Tzu Allan‐Blitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4077-3476)
- Jeffrey David Klausner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6922-7364)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf585
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00