Background Data in the literature about HSV reactivation in COVID-19 patients are scarce,
and the association between HSV-1 reactivation and mortality remains to be determined …

Background Pandemic COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has a high
incidence of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Many of these patients …

Background The severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection is extremely variable, ranging from asymptomatic patients to those who develop …

Abstract Background Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were previously
shown to have value for the detection of secondary infections in critically ill COVID-19 …

Background Bedside lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged as a useful and non-invasive tool
to detect lung involvement and monitor changes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 …

Background Data on incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and invasive
pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection are limited. Methods …

Background Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU)
and requiring mechanical ventilation are at risk of ventilator-associated bacterial infections …

Abstract Background Studies quantifying SARS-CoV-2 have focused on upper respiratory
tract or plasma viral RNA with inconsistent association with clinical outcomes. The …

Background COVID-19-related ARDS has unique features when compared with ARDS from
other origins, suggesting a distinctive inflammatory pathogenesis. Data regarding the host …

Objective The aim is to characterise early and late respiratory and bloodstream co-infection
in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) with SARS-CoV-2-related acute …