Adult Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection and Hypoxic Cardiac Arrest—Coexistent or Causal? A Hypothesis-Generating Case Report

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a well-known pathogen in paediatric patients. However, it also causes substantial morbidity and mortality in adults, posing a major healthcare problem. We present a patient with chronic pulmonary conditions and an acute RSV infection, thus leading to cardiac arre...

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Published in:	Medicina
Main Authors:	Sebastian Schnaubelt, Felix Eibensteiner, Marieke Merrelaar, Daniel Tihanyi, Robert Strassl, Christian Clodi, Hans Domanovits, Heidrun Losert, Michael Holzer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Subjects:	respiratory syncytial virus cardiac arrest cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/8/1121

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