A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Lower Respiratory Tract Virus Findings in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Authors: Karhu J, Ala-Kokko TI, Vuorinen T, Ohtonen P, Syrjälä H
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
Publication year: 2014
Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases
Journal name in source: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Journal acronym: CLIN INFECT DIS
Volume: 59
Issue: 1
First page : 62
Last page: 70
Number of pages: 9
ISSN: 1058-4838
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu237(external)
Conclusions. Viral findings were demonstrated in almost half of the SCAP patients. Clinical characteristics were similar between the pure bacterial and mixed bacterial-viral infections groups. The frequency of viral detection depends on the availability of PCR techniques and lower respiratory specimens.