RSV Diagnosis in Adults
A Difficult Differential: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of RSV in Adults

Released: November 30, 2023

Angela Branche
Angela Branche, MD, FIDSA
Pamela Rockwell
Pamela Rockwell, DO, FAAFP
Richard Zimmerman
Richard Zimmerman, MD, MPH

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In this episode, Angela Branche, MD; Pamela Rockwell, DO, FAAFP; and Richard Zimmerman, MD, MPH, FAAFP, discuss the clinical presentation of RSV in older adults and available diagnostic tests for RSV, including:

  • Comparison of RSV clinical symptoms to influenza and COVID-19, including differentiating symptoms at infection onset
  • RSV disease progression
  • RSV diagnostic approaches
  • How RSV diagnosis of adults may differ from diagnosis of children
  • Clinical considerations for RSV testing
  • How to improve RSV awareness among patients