Herpes simplex virus load in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is related to poor outcome in critically ill patients
Herpes simplex virus load in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is related to poor outcome in critically ill patients
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DOI:
10.1007/s00134-008-1231-4
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发表时间:
2008-12-01
影响因子:
38.9
通讯作者:
Smismans, Annick
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作者:
Linssen, Catharina F. M.;Jacobs, Jan A.;Smismans, Annick
To evaluate the relationship between the HSV-1 and -2 loads in BAL fluid (BALF) and clinical outcome.Retrospective study.The general intensive care unit of the University Hospital Maastricht.Five hundred and twenty-one BALF samples from 462 patients were included. Patients were divided into three groups; (1) patients admitted to the hospital < 48 h before lavage (Community), (2) patients admitted to the ICU > 48 h before lavage (ICU) and (3) the remaining patients (non-ICU group).No additional interventions were conducted.HSV-1 and HSV-2 loads were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). HSV-1 DNA was detected in 4.3% (4/92) of samples in the community group, 15% (18/121) in the non-ICU group and in 32% (99/308) of the ICU group. In the age group < 50 years HSV-1 DNA was less frequently isolated compared to the age group 50 years (16/129 (12%) versus 187/376 (25%), respectively, OR = 2.6; P < 0.001). HSV-1 loads of >10(5) genome equivalents (ge)/ml were associated with an increased 14-day in-hospital mortality compared to patients with a HSV-1 load 10(5) ge/ml enforces its clinical relevance and necessitates to start randomized medical intervention studies.