Table. Characteristics of 6 children with influenza C virus infections, Spain 1999–2003*.
| Patient |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Age, mo. | 12 | 15 | 24 | 3.5 | 11 | 7 |
| Admission date | Jan 2000 | Feb 2000 | Mar 2000 | Jan 2002 | Nov 2002 | Feb 2003 |
| Sex | F | M | M | F | M | F |
| Temperature >38.5°C | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fever duration, d | 15 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Chest radiograph | Infiltrate | Normal | Infiltrate | Normal | Normal | Infiltrate |
| Diagnosis | Wheeze | Wheeze | Pneumonia | Bronchiolitis | Wheeze | Wheeze |
| O2 saturation <95% | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Days in hospital | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Coinfection | No | No | Adenovirus | RSV-B | RSV-B | No |
| Diarrhea | Yes† | No | Yes‡ | No | No | Yes† |
*RSV-B, respiratory syncytial virus B. †Rotavirus in feces. ‡Adenovirus in feces.