Article ; Online: Effect of acyclovir therapy on the outcome of mechanically ventilated patients with lower respiratory tract infection and detection of herpes simplex virus in bronchoalveolar lavage: protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (HerpMV).
2024 Volume 14, Issue 4, Page(s) e082512
Abstract: Introduction: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is frequently detected in the respiratory tract of mechanically ventilated patients and is associated with a worse outcome. The aim of this study is to determine whether antiviral therapy in HSV-positive patients ...
| Abstract | Introduction: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is frequently detected in the respiratory tract of mechanically ventilated patients and is associated with a worse outcome. The aim of this study is to determine whether antiviral therapy in HSV-positive patients improves outcome. Methods and analysis: Prospective, multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial in parallel-group design. Adult, mechanically ventilated patients with pneumonia and HSV type 1 detected in bronchoalveolar lavage (≥10 Ethics and dissemination: The trial was approved by the responsible ethics committee and by Germany's Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices. The clinical trial application was Trial registration number: NCT06134492. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Acyclovir/therapeutic use ; Acyclovir/administration & dosage ; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use ; Respiration, Artificial ; Prospective Studies ; Herpes Simplex/drug therapy ; Bronchoalveolar Lavage/methods ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Intensive Care Units ; Multicenter Studies as Topic ; Respiratory Tract Infections/drug therapy ; Respiratory Tract Infections/virology ; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/virology ; Male ; Adult ; Treatment Outcome ; Female ; Herpesvirus 1, Human/isolation & purification ; Simplexvirus/isolation & purification |
| Chemical Substances | Acyclovir (X4HES1O11F) ; Antiviral Agents |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2024-04-25 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Clinical Trial Protocol ; Multicenter Study ; Randomized Controlled Trial |
| ZDB-ID | 2599832-8 |
| ISSN | 2044-6055 ; 2044-6055 |
| ISSN (online) | 2044-6055 |
| ISSN | 2044-6055 |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082512 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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