Rationale: Corticosteroid therapy is commonly used among critically ill patients with Middle
East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), but its impact on outcomes is uncertain. Analyses of …

Background The appropriate caloric goal for critically ill adults is unclear. We evaluated the
effect of restriction of nonprotein calories (permissive underfeeding), as compared with …

Background The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of ribavirin and recombinant
interferon (RBV/rIFN) therapy on the outcomes of critically ill patients with Middle East …

Objectives: To describe patient characteristics, clinical manifestations, disease course
including viral replication patterns, and outcomes of critically ill patients with severe acute …

Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been used in patients with the Middle East
respiratory syndrome (MERS) with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, but the effectiveness of …

Objectives Macrolides have been reported to be associated with improved outcomes in
patients with viral pneumonia related to influenza and other viruses, possibly because of their …

Rationale: The optimal nutritional strategy for critically ill adults at high nutritional risk is
unclear. Objectives: To examine the effect of permissive underfeeding with full protein intake …

Background: The impact of hypocapnia on outcome in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
(SAH) is unclear, although hypocapnia is associated with poor outcome in other brain …

Background Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) leads to
healthcare-associated transmission to patients and healthcare workers with potentially fatal outcomes…

Methods: between 9/2012 and 10/2015. Patients who received ribavirin and/or interferon (alpha-2a,
alpha-2b and beta) were compared with those who did not. We documented patients…