Rapid and Accurate Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Diagnostics: The Critical Role of Molecular Assays and Point-of-Care Testing in Mitigating Seasonal Outbreaks and Pediatric Illness
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common, highly contagious virus that poses a serious threat to infants, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals, often leading to severe lower respiratory tract infections like bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Timely and accurate RSV Diagnostics are crucial for appropriate patient management, infection control, and determining the necessity of hospitalization and supportive care. The gold standard has increasingly moved towards molecular assays (PCR) due to their high sensitivity and specificity.