Table 3. Clinical characteristics of 14 patients hospitalized for LRTI and positive for HBoV DNA by PCR.
| Age | Sex | Comorbidity | Hypoxia | Tachypnea | Fever >38.5°C | Pathological chest x-ray | Days hospitalized |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mo | M | Asthma | NA | + | + | ND | 1 |
| 11 mo | M | Asthma | − | + | + | + | 3 |
| 17 mo | F | No | + | + | − | + | 3 |
| 4 yr | M | No | + | NA | + | + | 2 |
| 12 mo | M | No | − | − | + | ND | 2 |
| 15 mo | M | Asthma | − | + | + | ND | 1 |
| 2 yr | M | Asthma | + | + | + | ND | 2 |
| 14 mo | F | No | − | + | − | + | 3 |
| 12 mo | M | CLD | − | + | + | ND | 4 |
| 5 mo | M | No | + | + | + | − | 4 |
| 2 yr | F | Asthma | + | + | + | ND | 2 |
| 3 yr | M | Asthma | + | + | + | + | 3 |
| 13 mo | F | Asthma | − | − | − | ND | 2 |
| 6 mo | M | CLD | + | + | − | + | 8 |
Hypoxia was defined as oxygen saturation by pulse oxymetry consistently <90% without oxygen treatment. Tachypnea was defined as respiratory rate >60 per min for children 0-12 months (mo) old and >50 per min for children >12 months old. Pathological chest x-ray findings were bilateral interstitial infiltrates in all cases. CLD, cronic lung disease; NA, data not available; ND, not done; M, male; F, female.