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High mortality of patients with severe pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus, August 2021-June 2023, Taiwan.
Chen, Chieh-Lung; Lin, Yu-Chao; Tseng, How-Yang; Chen, Wei-Cheng; Liang, Shinn-Jye; Tu, Chih-Yen; Hsueh, Po-Ren.
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  • Chen CL; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Lin YC; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Tseng HY; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Chen WC; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Liang SJ; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Tu CY; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Hsueh PR; Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; PhD Program for Aging, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, China Medical Univers
J Microbiol Immunol Infect ; 57(1): 184-188, 2024 Feb.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38151433
ABSTRACT
Among the 14 patients with respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia, the majority (n = 8, 57.1 %) were older than 65 years and had health care-associated pneumonia (57.1 %). Over 70 % (n = 10) of them exhibited bacterial co-infection, with a high proportion (64.3 %) requiring mechanical ventilation. The hospital mortality rate was 50 %.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Journal subject: ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA / MICROBIOLOGIA Year: 2024 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwán
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Journal subject: ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA / MICROBIOLOGIA Year: 2024 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwán