PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Attaway, Christopher C.
AU  - Wang, Hannah
TI  - Laboratory testing for respiratory viruses for the clinician
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.91.s1.07
DP  - 2024 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - S42--S49
VI  - 91
IP  - 9 suppl 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/91/9_suppl_1/S42.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/91/9_suppl_1/S42.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2024 Sep 01; 91
AB  - Testing for respiratory viruses has changed greatly over the past decade, owing to advances in technology, drug development, vaccine research, and a growing recognition of the importance of improving patient access. Here, we focus on the most common respiratory viruses and review preanalytic variables (eg, collection and storage) that affect test results, testing methods including nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT), and controversies, challenges, and trends in diagnostic testing relevant to clinicians.