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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Rapid Flu Test Most Accurate for Young Kids

"A widely available rapid influenza diagnostic test is good, but not perfect, in determining whether a child has the flu, a new study shows.

The findings are applicable to both the seasonal flu and the H1N1 flu that recently swept across the globe, said Dr. Andrea T. Cruz, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and lead author of a report published online Feb. 15 in the journal Pediatrics."

The whole article:

http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/rapidflutestmostaccurateforyoungkids.html;_ylt=AldE5Yj3sVRo7WB6mJxtQ5KmxbAB

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