Table 4.
Discharge diagnoses and severity of illness among children hospitalized for ARI/fever.
| Subgroup 1 (N=83) HCOV+ & IV/RSV/HPIV/HMPV− |
Subgroup 2 (N=30) HCOV+ & IV/RSV/HPIV/HMPV+ |
Subgroup 3 (N=496) HCOV− & IV/RSV/HPIV/HMPV+ |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |
| Discharge Diagnosis | |||
| Pneumonia or Bronchiolitis | 26.5 | *60.0 | *68.1 |
| Croup | 8.4 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| Otitis Media | 12.0 | *30.0 | 17.9 |
| Length of Stay | |||
| Median (IQR) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) |
| ≥3 days | 16.9 | *36.7 | *35.1 |
| ≥6 days | 6.0 | 3.3 | 9.5 |
| Admitted to ICU | 2.4 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
| Required Mechanical Ventilation | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Required Supplemental Oxygen | 19.3 | 33.3 | *47.1 |
p < 0.05 for comparison with Subgroup 1. None of the differences between Subgroup 2 and Subgroup 3 reached statistical significance.