Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Infection with Respiratory Syncitial Virus
Authors: Michael H. Zaroukian, Isabel Leader
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Letters and Corrections15 September 1988Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Infection with Respiratory Syncitial VirusMichael H. Zaroukian, MD, PhD, Isabel Leader, BSMichael H. Zaroukian, MD, PhDSearch for more papers by this author, Isabel Leader, BSSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-6-515 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor: Respiratory syncytial virus infection is not generally recognized as a cause of pneumonia requiring the hospitalization of adults, except in unusual cases involving immunocompromise, chronic disease, or advanced age (1, 2). The virus was recently implicated as a cause of life-threatening pulmonary infection in otherwise healthy adults (3), suggesting that it may be an underrecognized cause of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized adults. We studied the evidence of respiratory syncitial virus in 55 consecutive adult patients requiring hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia during November through April.Monoclonal fluorescent antibody staining for respiratory syncitial virus was done on nasopharyngeal washings...References1. MathurBentleyHall UDC. Concurrent respiratory syncytial virus and influenza A infections in the institutionalized elderly and chronically ill. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:49-52. LinkGoogle Scholar2. KasupskiLeers GW. Presumed respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia in three immunocompromised adults. Am J Med Sci. 1983;285:28-33. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. ZaroukianKashyapWentworth MGB. Case report: respiratory syncytial virus infection: a cause of respiratory distress syndrome and pneumonia in adults. Am J Med Sci. 1988;295:218-22. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. LennetteLennette ED. Immune adherence hemagglutination: alternative to complement-fixation serology. J Clin Microbiol. 1978;7:282-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BhattacharyyaJohnson GR. Statistical concepts and methods. New York: J. Wiley and Sons; 1977:249. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 Ingham Medical Center, Lansing, MI 48910 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByRespiratory InfectionsRSV Infection in Elderly AdultsRespiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Elderly AdultsRespiratory Virus Infections in Adults and the ElderlyRespiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in AdultsRespiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonitis-Induced Diffuse Alveolar Damage in an Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant RecipientCan Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza A be Distinguished Clinically in Institutionalized Older Persons?Epidémiologie des germes responsables des infections communautaires des voies respiratoires inférieuresRespiratory Syncytial Virus Infection among Intubated Adults in a University Medical Intensive Care UnitDynamics of local defensive reactions in the lungs in acute experimental inflammation induced by respiratory syncytial virusNosocomial transmission of respiratory syncytial virus in immunocompromised adultsCommunity-Acquired Respiratory Tract InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia 15 September 1988Volume 109, Issue 6Page: 515-516KeywordsHospitalizationsInfectious disease immunologyPneumoniaPulmonary diseasesRespiratory syncytial virusStaining Issue Published: 15 September 1988 PDF DownloadLoading ...