Respiratory syncytial virus in critically ill adult patients with community-acquired respiratory failure: a prospective observational study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
D S Y OngL J Bont

Abstract

The incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza virus infection was determined during three RSV seasons in 158 adult patients consecutively admitted to the intensive care unit with community-acquired respiratory failure. Nasopharyngeal swabs were tested for the presence of RSV and influenza virus by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Six patients (4%) were positive for RSV and all recovered. This finding was in sharp contrast to influenza (23 (15%) patients, 4 (17%) deaths). In conclusion, even in the midst of the RSV season, RSV is an infrequent cause of respiratory failure in adults admitted to the intensive care unit.

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Mar 19, 2015·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·Ina WillemsenJan Kluytmans
Dec 22, 2017·BMC Infectious Diseases·Yong Shik KwonWon-Il Choi
Jul 3, 2019·Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection = Wei Mian Yu Gan Ran Za Zhi·Kyoung Hwa LeeYong Goo Song

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