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- Title
Herpes Simplex Virus Bronchopneumonitis in Critically Ill Patients with Acute on Chronic Liver Failure: A Retrospective Analysis.
- Authors
Dibos, Miriam; Triebelhorn, Julian; Schneider, Jochen; Rasch, Sebastian; Schmid, Roland M.; Lahmer, Tobias; Mayr, Ulrich
- Abstract
(1) Background: Critically ill patients are frequently diagnosed with pulmonary Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV) reactivation, which then can lead to HSV bronchopneumonitis and is associated with higher mortality and longer mechanical ventilation. For the particular subgroup of critically ill patients with acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF), however, the impact of HSV reactivation is unknown. We investigated the impact of HSV reactivation in these patients. (2) Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis, evaluating data from 136 mechanically ventilated patients with ACLF between January 2016 and August 2023. Clinical parameters were compared between patients with and without HSV bronchopneumonitis. (3) Results: 10.3% were diagnosed with HSV bronchopneumonitis (HSV group). Mortality did not differ between the HSV and non-HSV group (85.7% vs. 75.4%, p = 0.52). However, the clinical course in the HSV group was more complicated as patients required significantly longer mechanical ventilation (14 vs. 21 days, p = 0.04). Furthermore, fungal superinfections were significantly more frequent in the HSV group (28.6% vs. 6.6%, p = 0.006). (4) Conclusions: Mortality of critically ill patients with ACLF with HSV bronchopneumonitis was not increased in spite of the cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction. Their clinical course, however, was more complicated with significantly longer mechanical ventilation.
- Subjects
HERPES simplex virus; LIVER failure; CRITICALLY ill; FAILURE analysis; HUMAN herpesvirus 1; SUPERINFECTION
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2024, Vol 16, Issue 3, p419
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v16030419