Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection among Intubated Adults in a University Medical Intensive Care Unit

Risk Factors for Respiratory Failure Associated with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Adults

“…Additionally, if our findings are confirmed in larger studies, older adults with respiratory failure might be considered a target group for studies of antiviral therapy. Effective therapy could be important, as we observed a mortality rate of 56%, similar to the 40% death rate noted by Guidry et al in RSV-infected patients who required mechanical ventilation [15]. Clearly, once respiratory failure develops in RSV-infected adults, outcome is poor with supportive treatment alone.…”

Nosocomial viral ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study

“…As previously described, viral hospital-acquired infection should be defined as a viral infection occurring in a patient hospitalized for at least a longer time than the viral incubation period [22,23,24]. To our knowledge, one published study investigated prospectively the incidence of respiratory tract in-fection for RSV in immunocompetent intubated adults admitted to ICU during community outbreaks of RSV infection [25]. Among the 11 included patients, 2 cases of RSV infection acquired in adult ICU were found.…”

2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings

“…331 Outbreaks associated with various bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens due to common-source and person-to-person transmissions are frequent in adult ICUs and pediatric ICUs (PICUs). 31,[332][333][334][335][336][337] I.D.1.b. Burn Units.…”