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cord-017489-ftz9190a	Richards, Guy A.	Viruses in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)	2005		.txt	text/plain	5792	330	44	Pneumonia is the most common complication, which occurs in high-risk patients including those with comorbid illness such as cardiovascular or pulmonary disease, diabetes, renal failure, immunosuppression, the elderly, or residents of nursing homes. A study performed in our ICU indicates that corticosteroids may dramatically alter the course of the most severe disease and should be considered in addition to antiviral therapy along with appropriate supportive care in any previously well patient with life threatening varicella pneumonia (42). Patients with HIV or AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) who are hospitalized with chickenpox appear to be at high risk for developing varicella pneumonia, which manifests in a similar clinical fashion to that in immunocompetent individuals. In another study of 68 adult patients admitted with measles diagnosed on clinical and serological grounds, 9 required intensive care, six mechanical ventilation for approximately 15 days, and two deaths occurred.	./cache/cord-017489-ftz9190a.txt	./txt/cord-017489-ftz9190a.txt