Can you use a test intended for adults or older children? How do you test a wriggling or grumpy small child anyway? We’re infection control and child health researchers. Here are our tips.
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Our research, conducted on elite rugby players, may someday mean concussions can be diagnosed right on the pitch.
Saliva testing is less sensitive than a nasal swab. But in the midst of a public health crisis, in some cases a test with slightly reduced sensitivity may be better than no test at all.
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Professor of Trauma Neurosurgery, University of Birmingham
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Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Monash University
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Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital and Consultant Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Professor of Microbiology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Professor, Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Neurotrauma, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, Griffith University
