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Lower Respiratory Tract Virus Findings in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia




AuthorsKarhu J, Ala-Kokko TI, Vuorinen T, Ohtonen P, Syrjälä H

PublisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS INC

Publication year2014

JournalClinical Infectious Diseases

Journal name in sourceCLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Journal acronymCLIN INFECT DIS

Volume59

Issue1

First page 62

Last page70

Number of pages9

ISSN1058-4838

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu237(external)


Abstract

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.




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