Viral infection in patients with severe pneumonia requiring intensive care unit admission.

@article{Choi2012ViralII,
  title={Viral infection in patients with severe pneumonia requiring intensive care unit admission.},
  author={Sang Ho Choi and Sang-Bum Hong and Gwang-Beom Ko and Yu-Mi Lee and Hyun Jung Park and So-Youn Park and Song Mi Moon and Oh-Hyun Cho and Ki Ho Park and Yong Pil Chong and Sung‐Han Kim and Jin Won Huh and Heungsup Sung and Kyung-Hyun Do and Sang-Oh Lee and Mina Kim and Jin-Yong Jeong and Chae Man Lim and Yang Soo Kim and Jun Hee Woo and Younsuck Koh},
  journal={American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine},
  year={2012},
  volume={186 4},
  pages={
          325-32
        }
}
  • S. Choi, Sang-Bum Hong, +18 authors Y. Koh
  • Published 14 December 2012
  • Medicine, Biology
  • American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
RATIONALE The role of viruses in pneumonia in adults and the impact of viral infection on mortality have not been elucidated. Previous studies have significant limitations in that they relied predominantly on upper respiratory specimens. OBJECTIVES To investigate the role of viral infection in adult patients with pneumonia requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission. METHODS A retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort was conducted in a 28-bed medical ICU. Patients with severe… 
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