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. 2023 Jul 7;11:1198278. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1198278

Table 2.

Characteristics of participants, symptomatic events, and testing results included in analysis.

Any virus & S. pneumoniae (N = 157) S. pneumoniae only (N = 189) Total (N = 346)
Baseline enrollment swab, N (%) 50 (31.2%) 108 (57.1%) 158 (45.7%)
SARS-CoV-2 household contact, N (%) 19 (12.1%) 35 (18.5%) 54 (15.6%)
Symptomatic, N (%)
 Yesa 74 (47.1%) 37 (19.6%) 111 (32.1%)
  Days since symptom onset, median (IQRb) 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) 3.0 (1.5, 3.0) 3.0 (2.0, 4.0)
  Influenza-like illness (ILI)c,d 33 (44.6%) 16 (43.2%) 49 (44.1%)
  Difficulty breathingc 11 (14.9%) 3 (8.1%) 14 (12.6%)
  Chills or sweatsc 22 (29.7%) 9 (24.3%) 31 (27.9%)
  Coughc 59 (79.7%) 21 (56.8%) 80 (72.1%)
  Ear painc 2 (2.7%) 6 (16.2%) 8 (7.2%)
  Feeling more tired than usualc 45 (60.8%) 24 (64.9%) 69 (62.2%)
  Fever/feeling feverishc 40 (54.1%) 21 (56.8%) 61 (55.0%)
  Headachec 19 (25.7%) 15 (40.5%) 34 (30.6%)
  Muscle and/or body achesc 16 (21.6%) 7 (18.9%) 23 (20.7%)
  Runny nosec 69 (93.2%) 19 (51.4%) 88 (79.3%)
  Sore throatc 28 (37.8%) 15 (40.5%) 43 (38.7%)
  Absent from work or schoolc 32 (43.2%) 18 (48.6%) 50 (45.0%)
  Sought medical carec,e 12 (16.2%) 9 (24.3%) 21 (18.9%)
 Unknownf 83 (52.9%) 152 (80.4%) 235 (67.9%)
Received current season influenza vaccine at time of testingg, N (%)
 Yes 116 (73.9%) 134 (70.9%) 250 (72.3%)
 No 24 (15.3%) 43 (22.8%) 67 (19.4%)
 Unknown 13 (8.3%) 9 (4.8%) 22 (6.4%)
 Ineligibleh 4 (2.5%) 3 (1.6%) 7 (2.0%)
S. pneumoniae Crt, median (IQRb) 17.3 (14.0, 24.3) 23.5 (18.8, 25.9) 21.1 (15.8, 25.7)
Number of viruses detected, median (range) 1 (1–4) NA NA
Swab typei, N (%)
 Mid-turbinate 118 (75.2%) 124 (65.6%) 242 (69.9%)
 Anterior nasal 39 (24.8%) 65 (34.4%) 104 (30.1%)
a

Individuals considered to be symptomatic if they reported any of the following at either sample collection or on the one-week follow-up questionnaire: difficulty breathing, chills, sweats, cough, ear pain, fatigue, fever, headache, muscle and/or body aches, runny nose, or sore throat.

b

Interquartile range.

c

Proportions for specific symptoms, absence from work or school, and sought medical care are among those reporting any symptoms.

d

ILI includes fever with cough and/or sore throat.

e

Sought medical care unknown for one testing event.

f

Swabs with unknown symptom status include baseline enrollment swabs and swabs from household contacts after SARS-CoV-2 was detected in a household member (in the second year of the study only).

g

At the time of testing, had received 2019–2020 influenza vaccine for swabs collected between November 2019–July 2020 and 2020–2021 influenza vaccine for swabs collected between August 2020–June 2021.

h

Aged <6 months at the time of testing.

i

Mid-turbinate swabs used from November 19, 2019–July 22, 2020 and anterior nasal swabs used from July 22, 2020–June 18, 2021.