TABLE 4.
RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS TITERS IN SYMPTOMATIC SUBJECTS
| Subject | Day after Illness Onset | Nasal Viral Load | Sputum Viral Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (illness 1) | 6 | 281 | NA* |
| 15 | 0 | NA | |
| 22 | 0 | NA | |
| 1 (illness 2) | 1 | 0 | 23,700 |
| 7 | 0 | 0.01 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 128,000 |
| 15 | 0.01 | 153 | |
| 17 | NA | 142 | |
| 18 | NA | 15.5 | |
| 21 | NA | 0.01 | |
| 22 | 0 | NA | |
| 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | NA | 0 | |
| 33 | 0 | NA | |
| 3 | 1 | 747 | NA |
| 9 | 0 | NA | |
| 16 | 0 | NA | |
| 4 | 7 | 106 | 156,000 |
| 14 | 0.16 | 9,090 | |
| 19 | NA | 0.01 | |
| 21 | 10.1 | 0.01 | |
| 22 | NA | 0.01 | |
| 26 | NA | 0 | |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 216 | NA |
| 15 | 0.10 | 32.9 | |
| 26 | 0 | NA | |
| 34 | 0 | NA | |
| 6 | 3 | 3.4 | 27.4 |
| 10 | 0 | 9.92 | |
| 11 | NA | 0.01 | |
| 13 | NA | 0.01 | |
| 15 | NA | 0.01 | |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | NA | 0 | |
| 20 | NA | 0 | |
| 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1.83 | 0.01 |
| 56 | 0 | NA | |
| 62 | NA | 0 |
Definition of abbreviation: NA = not available.
*
Because some subjects were unable to produce sputum at the time of the evaluations and because some subjects collected sputum at home between visits, not all nasal and sputum samples are part of simultaneously matched pairs.