Pôle de réanimation, CHU de Lille, 59000 Lille, France.
Laboratoire de virologie ULR3610, université de Lille et CHU de Lille, 59000 Lille, France.
Infect Dis Now. 2021 May;51(3):296-299. doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2021.01.005. Epub 2021 Jan 18.
Systemic reactivation of herpesviruses may occur in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and is associated with morbidity and mortality. Data on severe Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) and concomitant reactivation of herpesviruses are lacking.
We selected patients admitted to ICU for confirmed COVID-19 who underwent systematic testing for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and human-herpes virus-6 (HHV-6) DNAemia while in the ICU. We retrospectively analysed frequency, timing, duration and co-occurrence of viral DNAemia.
Thirty-four patients were included. Viremia with EBV, CMV, and HHV-6 was detected in 28 (82%), 5 (15%), and 7 (22%) patients, respectively. EBV reactivation occurred early after ICU admission and was associated with longer ICU length-of-stay.
While in the ICU, critically ill patients with COVID-19 are prone to develop reactivations due to various types of herpesviruses.
疱疹病毒的全身再激活可能发生在重症监护病房(ICU)的患者中,并与发病率和死亡率相关。关于严重的 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)和伴随的疱疹病毒再激活的数据尚缺乏。
我们选择了因确诊 COVID-19 而入住 ICU 的患者,这些患者在 ICU 期间接受了系统的检测,以确定 Epstein-Barr 病毒(EBV)、巨细胞病毒(CMV)和人类疱疹病毒-6(HHV-6)的 DNA 血症。我们回顾性分析了病毒血症的频率、时间、持续时间和共同发生情况。
共纳入 34 名患者。28 名(82%)、5 名(15%)和 7 名(22%)患者分别检测到 EBV、CMV 和 HHV-6 的病毒血症。EBV 的再激活发生在 ICU 入院后早期,与 ICU 住院时间延长有关。
入住 ICU 的危重症 COVID-19 患者容易因各种类型的疱疹病毒而发生再激活。