Acute lung injury and bacterial infection
D Dreyfuss, JD Ricard - Clinics in chest medicine, 2005 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Acute lung injury (ALI) and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are important
causes of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and are associated with high mortality
rates [1, 2] despite recent improvement in their prognosis [3, 4]. The relationships between
ALI/ARDS and bacterial infection are complex. Indeed, sepsis from pulmonary and
extrapulmonary origin is a leading cause of ALI/ARDS [1, 2, 4, 5]. In particular, lung infection
may account for 50% of cases of ARDS [2, 6]. Bacterial lung superinfection may be frequent …
causes of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and are associated with high mortality
rates [1, 2] despite recent improvement in their prognosis [3, 4]. The relationships between
ALI/ARDS and bacterial infection are complex. Indeed, sepsis from pulmonary and
extrapulmonary origin is a leading cause of ALI/ARDS [1, 2, 4, 5]. In particular, lung infection
may account for 50% of cases of ARDS [2, 6]. Bacterial lung superinfection may be frequent …