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. 2016 Mar 2;35(6):893–897. doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2611-2

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Sequence of inflammatory activation due to influenza A virus (IAV) infection and its evolution into pneumonia and/or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). a Possibilities of finding biomarkers of severity in IAV infection. b Conventional treatment with antivirals and respiratory and hemodynamic support. Possibilities of new perspectives of treatment modulating the inflammatory response, generally or specifically, or the administration of monoclonal antibodies