Publications by authors named "Maria Vittoria De Sandro"
Objective: To evaluate the role and the advantages of nasopharyngeal swabs in the detection of Influenza A and B viruses and Respiratory syncytial virus through a rapid test based upon a nucleic acid amplification reaction in order to avoid improper antibiotics use.
Design: Case-control retrospective study.
Setting: Emergency Room of "Sandro Pertini" General Hospital, Rome, Italy.