The agency says labs should accelerate testing on patients hospitalized with the flu within 24 hours of their admission.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urged labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu have seasonal influenza or are infected with the to do this type of testing has been in place since last fall, but the process has been slow, with many hospitals sending flu samples out for testing in bulk every few days.By the time those results come back, patients have often already been sent home, Dr.
The way to determine what subtype of flu A a person has is through a lab with more specialized equipment. Most tests used in doctors’ offices only show whether a person has flu A or B. The risk of being infected with bird flu remains elevated among people who work closely with dairy cattle, poultry and wild birds. For the general population, the bird flu threat remains low. There has been no indication that the virus is spreading from person to person.
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