Clinical significance of a positive serology for mimivirus in patients presenting a suspicion of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

The article determines whether a positive serology for mimivirus was associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with a suspicion of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). According to the authors, the effectiveness of matching was 94.8%. They add that patients with a positive serology for mimivirus had longer duration of mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit stay with median excesses of seven days and 10 days, respectively.