Respiratory syncytial virus rhinosinusitis in intensive care unit patients
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 11(1): 163-165, Feb. 2007.
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ABSTRACT
This study reported a case of rhinosinusitis for Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Intensive Care Unit patient. The settings were Intensive Care Unit at Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil. One female HIV-infected patient with respiratory failure and circulatory shock due to splenic and renal abscesses, who developed rhinosinusitis caused by RSV and bacteria. Respiratory viruses can play a pathogenic role in airways infection allowing secondary bacterial overgrowth.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Sinusite
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Rinite
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article