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Review: fever and cough are the most accurate single tests for diagnosing influenza

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.8.4.121

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    Call SA, Vollenweider MA, Hornung CA, et al. Does this patient have influenza? JAMA 2005;293:987–97.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q In patients with influenza-like illnesses, what is the accuracy of clinical signs and symptoms for diagnosing influenza?

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    Medline (1966 to September 2004) and bibliographies of relevant articles.

    Embedded ImageStudy selection and assessment:

    published studies on the assessment of clinical signs and symptoms as predictors of influenza; prospective cohort, randomised controlled trial, or meta-analysis study designs; ⩾1 outcome being influenza type A or B infection; and independent blinded comparison of signs or symptoms with a criterion standard in consecutive patients who might have influenza. Quality assessment criteria included study design and validity of criterion standard.

    Embedded ImageOutcomes:

    likelihood ratios and …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr W P McKinney, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA. mckinneylouisville.edu

    • Source of funding: not stated.