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. 2004 Dec;89(12):1155-7.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.049551.

Pulmonary and systemic bacterial co-infections in severe RSV bronchiolitis

L Duttweiler  1 , D Nadal, B Frey
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Pulmonary and systemic bacterial co-infections in severe RSV bronchiolitis

L Duttweiler et al. Arch Dis Child. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

In 127 infants admitted to intensive care for RSV bronchiolitis, concomitant bacterial sepsis was a rare event. However, in the subgroup of intubated patients the incidence of bacterial pneumonia was 43.9% (95% CI 31.0-56.8%), half community acquired and half nosocomial. As clinical signs are not helpful in identifying these patients, tracheal aspirates have to be investigated microbiologically on a routine basis in order to start antibiotics in time.

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