High mortality of patients with severe pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus, August 2021-June 2023, Taiwan.
J Microbiol Immunol Infect
; 57(1): 184-188, 2024 Feb.
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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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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Vírus Sincicial Respiratório Humano
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Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article