A series of five adult cases of respiratory syncytial virus-related acute respiratory distress syndrome

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-234

  Robert, D ^a   Verbiest, D ^a,b   Demey, H ^a   Ieven, M ^a   Jansens, H ^a   Jorens, P G ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b University Hospital of Antwerp ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; ARDS; BAL; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Pneumonia; Respiratory failure; Respiratory syncytial virus; RSV

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BONE MARROW APLASIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SWAN GANZ CATHETER; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 41349094165     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0803600214     Document Type: Article

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