Emergent severe acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by adenovirus type 55 in immunocompetent adults in 2013: a prospective observational study

Table 3 Common respiratory pathogen coinfection with human adenovirus type 55 and patients’ clinical outcomes ^a

Patient	Initial detection method	Days of positive HAdV in blood tests	Highest PCT level (ng/ml)	Bacteria	Fungus	G-test (pg/ml)	Outcome	Cause of death
1	Sputum	2	5.66	Negative	Negative	<10	Death	ARDS
2	Throat swab	1	4.67	Negative	Aspergillus fumigatus	<10	Death	ARDS, IPA
3	Sputum	2	30.14	Acinetobacter baumannii, Burkholderia cepacia, Staphylococcus	Pneumocystis	164.7	Death	Septic shock, MODS
4	Sputum	10	1.58	Acinetobacter baumannii	Negative	<10	Survival	–
5	Sputum	2	0.48	Acinetobacter baumannii	Negative	256.1	Death	CRBSI

^aARDS, Acute respiratory distress syndrome; CRBSI, Catheter-related bloodstream infection; 1,3-beta-D-glucan, G-test (reference <20 pg/ml); HAdV, Human adenovirus; IPA, Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; MODS, Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; PCT, Procalcitonin (reference <0.05 ng/ml).

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