Table. Clinical characteristics of symptomatic children with respiratory tract infections*.
Characteristic | HBoV, all infections (n = 31) | HBoV, single infections (n = 9) | hRSV, single infections (n = 97) | hMPV, single infections (n = 12) | Influenza A/B virus, single infections (n = 3) |
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Pneumonia, no. (%) | 13 (42) | 4 (44) | 17 (18) | 1 (8) | 1 (33) |
Bronchiolitis, no. (%)† | 13 (42) | 1 (11) | 83 (86) | 5 (42) | 2 (67) |
Laryngotracheobronchitis, no. (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Otitis media, no. (%) | 19 (61) | 4 (44) | 58 (60) | 7 (58) | 1 (33) |
Median (mean) length of stay, d | 3 (6.6) | 3 (3.6) | 4 (4.6) | 3 (6.7) | 4 (4.0) |
Admission to ICU, no. (%) | 2 (6) | 0 | 10 (10) | 0 | 0 |
Underlying cardiopulmonary disorders, no. (%)‡ | 3 (10) | 0 | 11 (11) | 3 (25) | 3 (100) |
Prematurity, no. (%) | 2 (6) | 0 | 10 (10) | 0 | 0 |
*HBoV, human bocavirus; hRSV, human respiratory syncytial virus; hMPV, human metapneumovirus; ICU, intensive care unit. †p<0.0001 for comparison of single infections. ‡p = 0.0014 for comparison of single infections.