Gershon A A
Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 1971 Feb;18(1):73-86. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)32523-8.
A review of the indications for viral diagnostic procedures has been presented. Specific diagnosis is unnecessary and impractical in every patient with a suspected viral illness. In certain instances, however, the documentation of a viral disease by culture or serology may be of great value to the patient. The pediatrician must therefore use his judgment as to when to study the patient, and should resist the temptation simply to tell an anxious parent, "Don't worry; it's just a virus".
本文已对病毒诊断程序的适应症进行了综述。对每一位疑似病毒感染疾病的患者进行特异性诊断既无必要也不切实际。然而，在某些情况下，通过培养或血清学方法确诊病毒疾病可能对患者具有重要价值。因此，儿科医生必须判断何时对患者进行检查，并且应抵制仅仅告诉焦虑的家长“别担心，只是病毒感染”这种诱惑。
