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ArticleInfectious disease reports2025

Cytomegalovirus Blood DNAemia in Patients with Severe SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia.

Jean-Baptiste Mesland, Christine Collienne, Virginie Montiel, Alexis Werion, Philippe Hantson, Xavier Wittebole, Pierre-François Laterre, Ludovic Gerard

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Jean-Baptiste MeslandCritical Care Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catolique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8974-4991
Christine CollienneCritical Care Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catolique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Virginie MontielCritical Care Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catolique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5769-9954
Alexis WerionCritical Care Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catolique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Philippe HantsonCritical Care Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catolique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Xavier WitteboleCritical Care Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catolique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Pierre-François LaterreDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, CHR Mons-Hainaut, 7000 Mons, Belgium.
Ludovic GerardCritical Care Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catolique de Louvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCytomegalovirus (CMV) DNAemia has been described in critically ill patients, including patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Our objective is to evaluate the prevalence and clinical impact of CMV DNAemia among patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection and to explore the association between CMV DNAemia levels and clinical outcomes.

methodsIn this retrospective monocentric study, we included patients admitted in a tertiary ICU for severe COVID-19 and who required IMV. We aimed to compare clinical and demographic variables between patients with and without CMV DNAemia. Univariate and Cox regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with CMV DNAemia.

resultsDuring the study period, CMV blood DNAemia occurred in 30/135 patients (22%). Patients with CMV blood DNAemia had longer ICU and hospital length of stay, as well as longer duration of IMV, and were more likely to have received dexamethasone. However, there was no significant difference in ICU mortality between patients with and without CMV DNAemia (64.8% vs. 56.7%,

conclusionsIn patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia requiring IMV, CMV DNAemia is common and associated with prolonged ventilation and increased LOS but not with increased mortality.

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CMVCOVID-19cytomegalovirusmechanical ventilationSARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC11855763

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