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

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Title:	High mortality of patients with severe pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus, August 2021eJune 2023, Taiwan
Authors:	Chen, Chieh-Lung Lin, Yu-Chao Tseng, How-Yang
Keywords:	Respiratory syncytial virus Older adults Pneumonia Bacterial coinfection Mortality
Issue Date:	Feb-2024
Publisher:	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Series/Report no.:	Short Communication;184-188
Abstract:	Among the 14 patients with respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia, the majority (n Z 8, 57.1 %) were older than 65 years and had health care-associated pneumonia (57.1 %). Over 70 % (n Z 10) of them exhibited bacterial co-infection, with a high proportion (64.3 %) requiring mechanical ventilation. The hospital mortality rate was 50 %.
URI:	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/9020
ISSN:	1684-1182
Appears in Collections:	Vol. 57 No. 1 (2024)

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