High mortality of patients with severe pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus, August 2021–June 2023, Taiwan

Autor: Chieh-Lung Chen, Yu-Chao Lin, How-Yang Tseng, Wei-Cheng Chen, Shinn-Jye Liang, Chih-Yen Tu, Po-Ren Hsueh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol 57, Iss 1, Pp 184-188 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1684-1182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2023.12.005
Popis: 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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