Introduction Respiratory viruses are a major cause of respiratory tract infections. The
prevalence of a virus-positive respiratory sample and its significance in patients requiring …

Introduction Influenza is easily overlooked in intensive care units (ICUs), particularly in
patients with alternative causes of respiratory failure or in those who acquire influenza …

Background Herpes simplex virus (HSV) replication can be detected in the respiratory
secretions of a high proportion of ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients. However, the …

Introduction Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 was identified in respiratory specimens from
a cluster of eight patients on a surgical intensive care unit within 8 weeks. Six of these …

Objectives: The presence of respiratory viruses and the association with outcomes were
assessed in invasively ventilated ICU patients, stratified by admission diagnosis. Design …

Introduction Respiratory viruses are increasingly recognized as significant etiologies of
pneumonia among hospitalized patients. Advanced technologies using multiplex molecular …

Background Ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VAP) is a important intensive care
unit (ICU)-acquired infection in mechanically ventilated patients. Early and correct diagnosis …

Introduction The pathogenicity of late respiratory infections with herpes simplex virus type 1
(HSV-1) in the critically ill is unclear. Methods In four critically ill patients with persistent …

Introduction There is a paucity of data about the clinical characteristics that help identify
patients at high risk of influenza infection upon ICU admission. We aimed to identify …

Introduction The aetiology of lower respiratory tract infections in young children admitted to
the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is often difficult to establish. However, most …