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- Title
Analytic Review: Viral Pneumonias in Immunocompromised Adult Hosts.
- Authors
Vigil, Karen Joan; Adachi, Javier A.; Chemaly, Roy F.
- Abstract
Viral infections have always been considered pediatric diseases. However, viral pneumonia has become an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immuncompromised adults. Improved diagnostic techniques, such as the introduction of highly sensitive nucleic acid amplification tests, have not only allowed us to discover new viruses but also to determine the etiology of viral pneumonia in immunocompromised adult hosts. Unfortunately, only a few antiviral agents are available. Thus, early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to patient outcome. In this article, we review the most common viruses that have been implicated as etiologic agents of viral pneumonia in immunocompromised adults. We discuss the epidemiologic characteristics and clinical presentation of these viral infections and the most appropriate diagnostic approaches and therapies when available.
- Subjects
AMANTADINE; INFLUENZA complications; INFLUENZA diagnosis; INFLUENZA prevention; RIBAVIRIN; ANTIVIRAL agents; HIV infection complications; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS diseases; CLINICAL pathology; DNA viruses; ENTEROVIRUS diseases; GENETIC techniques; HEMATOPOIETIC stem cell transplantation; HERPES simplex; HERPES zoster; IMMUNODEFICIENCY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA vaccines; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY syncytial virus; RNA viruses; TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.; VIRUS diseases; VIRAL pneumonia; HOSTS (Biology); ADULTS; DISEASE complications; DRUG side effects; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGICAL physiology; SYMPTOMS; DRUG therapy; PREVENTION; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 2010, Vol 25, Issue 6, p307
- ISSN
0885-0666
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0885066610377969