Table 3.
Clinical Features of 759 Children Admitted with RSV and Other Respiratory Viruses.
| Median (IQR)a |
Median (IQR)a
P Valueb |
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| No virus N=334 |
Any virus N=425 |
RSV only N=206 |
RSV + another virus N=54 |
Non-RSV virus N=165 |
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| Age (months) | 11.3 | (3.8 to 24) | 7.5 | (2.7 to 18) | <.001 | 6.1 | (2.5 to 13) | <.001 | 7.5 | (2.7 to 16) | .011 | 10 | (4.5 to 20) | .39 |
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| Inpatient Stay (days) | 4 | (2 to 6) | 3 | (2 to 5) | .17 | 3 | (2 to 5) | .07 | 4 | (3 to 6) | .80 | 4 | (2 to 6) | .56 |
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No. (%)
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No. (%) P Valueb
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No virus N=334 |
Any virus N=425 |
RSV only N=206 |
RSV + another virus N=54 |
Non-RSV virus N=165 |
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| Very Severe Pneumonia | 73 | (22) | 53 | (13) | .001 | 22 | (11) | .001 | 8 | (15) | .24 | 23 | (14) | .035 |
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| Wheeze | 50 | (15) | 59 | (14) | .67 | 30 | (15) | .90 | 8 | (15) | .98 | 2 | (13) | .50 |
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| Hypoxia | 40 | (13) | 40 | (9) | .13 | 18 | (8.7) | .14 | 8 | (15) | .70 | 14 | (8.5) | .14 |
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| Capillary refill ≥3 secs | 16 | (4.8) | 10 | (2.4) | .066 | 1 | (0.5) | .004 | 1 | (1.9) | .49 | 8 | (4.9) | .98 |
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| Severe Anemia | 15 | (4.6) | 12 | (2.9) | .23 | 3 | (1.5) | .082 | 1 | (1.9) | .71 | 8 | (4.9) | .85 |
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| History of Prematurity | 17 | (7.8) | 14 | (4.1) | .067 | 5 | (2.9) | .046 | 2 | (4.4) | .54 | 7 | (5.7) | .49 |
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| Congenital Heart Disease |
12 | (3.6) | 5 | (1.2) | .05 | 2 | (1.0) | .09 | 0 | (0) | .23 | 3 | (1.8) | .40 |
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| HIV | 26 | (8.0) | 26 | (6.2) | .35 | 8 | (4.0) | .07 | 4 | (7.6) | 1 | 14 | (8.6) | .82 |
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| Severe Malnutrition | 26 | (7.8) | 18 | (4.2) | .038 | 5 | (2.4) | .009 | 2 | (3.7) | .40 | 11 | (6.7) | .65 |
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| Bacteremia | 20 | (6.0) | 16 | (3.8) | .15 | 5 | (2.4) | .056 | 2 | (3.7) | .75 | 9 | (5.5) | .81 |
| Death | 16 | (4.8) | 8 | (1.9) | . 023 | 2 | (1.0) | .023 | 0 | (0) | .14 | 6 | (3.6) | .56 |
IQR = interquartile range
P Values in comparison with children with no virus.