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Herpesviridae lung reactivation and infection in patients with severe COVID-19 or influenza virus pneumonia: a comparative study.

Charles-Edouard LuytSonia BurrelDavid MokraniMarc Pineton de ChambrunDomitille LuytJuliette ChommelouxVincent GuiraudNicolas BréchotMatthieu SchmidtGuillaume HekimianAlain CombesDavid Boutolleau
Published in: Annals of intensive care (2022)
HSV and CMV lung reactivations are frequent in COVID-19 patients, but not more frequent than in patients with influenza-associated severe pneumonia, despite a higher severity of illness at intensive care unit admission of the latter and a longer duration of mechanical ventilation of the former. Although no impact on outcome of HSV and CMV lung reactivations was detected, the effect of antiviral treatment against these Herpesviridae remains to be determined in these patients.
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