Q: 32 year old female is admitted to ICU after cardio-pumonary collapse secondary to Hanta Virus infection. What is
the treatment of Hanta Virus Cardio-Pumonary syndrome (HCPS)?
Answer: Supportive - Probable ECMO insertion
Supportive treatment till symptoms
resolved.
References:
Mertz GJ, Miedzinski L, Goade D, et al. Placebo-controlled,
double-blind trial of intravenous ribavirin for the treatment of hantavirus
cardiopulmonary syndrome in North America. Clin Infect Dis. Nov 1
2004;39(9):1307-13.
Bharadwaj M, Nofchissey R, Goade D, Koster F, Hjelle B.
Humoral immune responses in the hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome. J Infect
Dis. Jul 2000;182(1):43-8.
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