2023/01/12 by Andrew Conway Morris, Anna Smielewska · 1 voice
Medicine · #Respiratory viral infections research #COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies #SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/anae.15946
openalex publication_date 2023/01/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Viral infections form a substantial part of the intensive care workload, even before the recent and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The growing availability of molecular diagnostics for viral infections has led to increased recognition of these pathogens. This additional information, however, provides new challenges for interpretation and management. As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has amply demonstrated, the emergence and global spread of novel viruses are likely to provide continued challenges for critical care physicians into the future. This article will provide an overview of viral infections relevant to the critical care physician, discussing the diagnosis and management of respiratory viral infections, blood borne and enteric viruses. We will also discuss herpesviridae complications, commonly seen due to reactivation of latent infections. Further, we explore some rarer and emerging viruses, including recognition of viral haemorrhagic fevers, and briefly discuss post-viral syndromes which may present to the intensive care unit. Finally, we will discuss infection control and its importance in preventing nosocomial viral transmission.