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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2012 Mar;31(3):235–240. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31823e07fe

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.