Critically ill patients are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) for multiple reasons. In this
study, we aim to analyze the current evidence and findings associated with influenza and …

Systemic or pulmonary reactivations of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) have been reported
in critically ill patients with COVID-19, posing a dilemma for clinicians in terms of their …

Background Pandemic COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has a high
incidence of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Many of these patients …

A current controversy is whether patients with sepsis progress to an immunosuppressed
state. We hypothesized that reactivation of latent viruses occurred with prolonged sepsis …

Skin disease due to viruses may be a primary infection of the epidermis or may arise
secondary to systemic infection. Depending on the virus, the effects may be necrotic damage …

Background Data in the literature about HSV reactivation in COVID-19 patients are scarce,
and the association between HSV-1 reactivation and mortality remains to be determined …

Rationale: It is not known whether the isolation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) from lower
respiratory tract samples of nonimmunocompromised ventilated patients corresponds to …

Purpose Human herpesviruses, particularly cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex
virus (HSV), frequently reactivate in critically ill patients, including those with acute …

SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome with the need
of invasive ventilation. Pulmonary herpes simplex-1 (HSV-1) reactivation in invasively …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most frequent intensive care unit (ICU)-related
infection in patients requiring mechanical ventilation. In contrast to other ICU-related …