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Pearson's \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> test and Fisher's exact test, Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare between groups of patients. Trend analysis and the \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>-based Q test was used to analyze test behavior of physicians performing mPCR test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among 22,517 patients admitted to the ICU during the study period, 2,222 (9.9%) underwent mPCR testing for an RVI. The median timing of mPCR testing after ICU admission was 1 day (IQR, 0\u20132). A total of 335 (15.1%) non-duplicative RVI-positive cases were included in the analysis. The incidence rate of RVIs in ICU patients was 30.45 per 10,000 patient-days. The most frequently detected RVI was influenza A (27.8%), followed by rhinovirus (25.4%). Thirty-two (9.6%) RVI-positive patients were diagnosed with upper respiratory infections, 193 (64.1%) with community-acquired, and 108 (35.9%) with hospital-acquired pneumonia. All-cause mortality and mortality related to respiratory tract infection (RTI) were 30.7% and 22.1%, respectively. The initial presentation of septic shock, requirement for mechanical ventilation, and lymphocytopenia were significant predictors of RTI-related mortality. Of the RVI-positive patients, 151 (45.1%) had nonviral coinfections and presented with higher clinical severity and longer hospital stays than patients infected solely with viral pathogens.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The incidence of RVIs in ICU patients is common. ICU patients with RVIs had high mortality and frequently presented with coinfections with nonviral pathogens, which were associated with a higher clinical severity than sole RVI. 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