title: Respiratory syncytial virus rhinosinusitis in intensive care unit patients.
abstract: This study reported a case of rhinosinusitis for Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Intensive Care Unit patient. The settings were Intensive Care Unit at Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil. One female HIV-infected patient with respiratory failure and circulatory shock due to splenic and renal abscesses, who developed rhinosinusitis caused by RSV and bacteria. Respiratory viruses can play a pathogenic role in airways infection allowing secondary bacterial overgrowth.
authors.affiliation: Virology Laboratory, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Medical School, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre Rodrigues da
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Lucy S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Vilas Boas
authors.forename: Clarisse Martins
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Machado
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000821:virology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*