title: Respiratory pathogen testing.
abstract: Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are common in the pediatric population and contribute to a large portion of health care expenditure. A variety of modalities currently exist for testing for these pathogens in patients and as technology advances new, more efficient and specific tests are becoming available. This article reviews the most common causes of respiratory tract infections and the available testing modalities.
authors.affiliation: University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Katie E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schreier
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics / Q000382:microbiology