Respiratory syncytial virus rhinosinusitis in intensive care unit patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Alexandre Rodrigues Da Silva²  Marcelo Park¹  Lucy S. Vilas Boas²  Clarisse Martins Machado² 

[1] ,University of São Paulo Medical School Institute of Tropical Medicine

关键词: Respiratory Syncytial Virus;    RSV;    rhinosinusitis;    AIDS;    ICU infection;    viral infection;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-86702007000100034

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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