Before influenza tests results are available, can droplet precautions be instituted if influenza is suggested by leukopenia, relative lymphopenia, or thrombocytopenia?

Am J Infect Control. 2011 Sep;39(7):619-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.03.013. Epub 2011 Jun 2.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / pathogenicity
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / isolation & purification
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / pathogenicity
  • Influenza, Human / complications
  • Influenza, Human / diagnosis*
  • Leukocyte Count / methods*
  • Lymphopenia / etiology
  • Lymphopenia / pathology*
  • Thrombocytopenia / etiology
  • Thrombocytopenia / pathology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers