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Viruses in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Whereas viruses are not usually considered to be important causes of ICU admission this review has demonstrated this perception to be incorrect. Viruses and their manifestations differ from continent to continent and hemisphere to hemisphere and it is essential that the intensivist be familiar with...

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Autores principales: Richards, Guy A., Schleicher, Gunter, Mer, Mervyn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7122063/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23380-6_3
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Sumario:Whereas viruses are not usually considered to be important causes of ICU admission this review has demonstrated this perception to be incorrect. Viruses and their manifestations differ from continent to continent and hemisphere to hemisphere and it is essential that the intensivist be familiar with diagnosis and management of these ubiquitous organisms.