Blood mNGS-Detected Epstein-Barr Virus in ICU Patients with Pneumonia: Associations with Disease Severity Markers and Inflammatory Burden
Xia Wang, Wei-ping Hu, Yi-Xing Wu, Jian-Lan Hua, Zi-Xuan Cheng, Xiao Wang, Li Liu, Jing Zhang · 2026
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Xia Wang and colleagues analyzed in 2026 blood test results for Epstein-Barr virus in intensive care patients with pneumonia. This virus is often found in very ill patients, but what a positive result from blood metagenomic sequencing means is unclear. The team drew on a large cohort of patients with suspected sepsis.
Of one hundred eighty-four patients, thirty-four tested positive. Those patients had lower albumin and blood pressure, more sepsis at entry, and higher signs of inflammation. Death within thirty days, though, did not differ between the groups. The authors say a positive result tracks with how sick a patient is, but does not by itself prove harmful virus reactivation.
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| CREATOR | Xia Wang, Wei-ping Hu, Yi-Xing Wu, Jian-Lan Hua, Zi-Xuan Cheng, Xiao Wang, Li Liu, Jing Zhang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |