Staphylococcus aureus ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with COVID-19: clinical features and potential inference with lung dysbiosis

G De Pascale, F De Maio, S Carelli, G De Angelis… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients with COVID-19

M Maes, E Higginson, J Pereira-Dias, MD Curran… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Incidence, microbiological and immunological characteristics of ventilator-associated pneumonia assessed by bronchoalveolar lavage and endotracheal aspirate in a …

D Mangioni, M Panigada, E Palomba, C Bobbio… - Critical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background No univocal recommendation exists for microbiological diagnosis of ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP). Sampling of either proximal or distal respiratory tract likely …

Patients with COVID-19 in 19 ICUs in Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional study

Y Yu, D Xu, S Fu, J Zhang, X Yang, L Xu, J Xu, Y Wu… - Critical care, 2020 - Springer
Background A COVID-19 outbreak started in Wuhan, China, last December and now has
become a global pandemic. The clinical information in caring of critically ill patients with …

Intensive care-related loss of quality of life and autonomy at 6 months post-discharge: Does COVID-19 really make things worse?

F Thiolliere, C Falandry, B Allaouchiche, V Geoffray… - Critical Care, 2022 - Springer
Objective To compare old patients hospitalized in ICU for respiratory distress due to COVID-
19 with old patients hospitalized in ICU for a non-COVID-19-related reason in terms of …

Longitudinal changes of inflammatory parameters and their correlation with disease severity and outcomes in patients with COVID-19 from Wuhan, China

Z Zeng, H Yu, H Chen, W Qi, L Chen, G Chen, W Yan… - Critical Care, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a newly emerging infectious
disease and rapidly escalating epidemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Comparative incidence of early and late bloodstream and respiratory tract co-infection in patients admitted to ICU with COVID-19 pneumonia versus Influenza A or B …

M Pandey, A May, L Tan, H Hughes, JP Jones… - Critical Care, 2022 - Springer
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 …

SARS-CoV-2 viral load in sputum correlates with risk of COVID-19 progression

X Yu, S Sun, Y Shi, H Wang, R Zhao, J Sheng - Critical care, 2020 - Springer
The pandemic of coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) imposes a heavy burden on
medical resources [1]. Whether there is correlation between viral load and disease severity …

Invasive group A streptococcal infections requiring admission to ICU: a nationwide, multicenter, retrospective study (ISTRE study)

A Orieux, R Prevel, M Dumery, JB Lascarrou… - Critical Care, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Group A Streptococcus is responsible for severe and potentially lethal
invasive conditions requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, such as streptococcal toxic …

HSV-1 reactivation is associated with an increased risk of mortality and pneumonia in critically ill COVID-19 patients

A Meyer, N Buetti, N Houhou-Fidouh, J Patrier… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
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 …