Progress in diagnosis and treatment of respiratory viral sepsis in children / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Sepsis, whose morbidity and mortality remain high in children, is a life-threatening organ dysfunction resulting from dysregulated host responses to infection.With the global outbreak of Corona Virus Disease 2019, viral sepsis, especially respiratory viral sepsis, has attracted much attention.Early diagnosis and timely intervention are of great benefit to improve the prognosis of patients.This review focuses on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of respiratory viral sepsis in children to provide clinical reference.