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. 2004 Apr;10(4):700–705. doi: 10.3201/eid1004.030555

Table 2. Clinical characteristics of HMPV-positive patients compared with RSV-positive patients and the rest of the study cohort, New Vaccine Surveillance Network acute respiratory illness study, August 2000–September 2001.

HMPV-positive, n = 26 RSV-positive, n = 125 Rest of cohort, n = 517
Characteristic
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
Presenting Symptoms



     Cough
24 (92)a,b
124 (99)
333 (64)
     Fever
19 (73)
85 (68)
383 (74)
     Nasal Congestion
20 (77)
110 (88)
329 (64)
     Shortness of Breath
21 (81)
119 (95)
334 (65)
Hospital Course



     Admitted to ICU
4 (15)
6 ( 5)
28 ( 5)
     Received supplemental O2
14 (54)a,c
76(61)
51 (29)
     Intubated
2 ( 8)
3 (2)
10 (2)
     Chest x-ray findings
(n = 23)
(n = 105)
(n = 304)
     Chest x-ray performed
23 (88)a,c
105 (84)
304 (59)
     Any pneumonia/infiltration
9 (39)
25 (23)
77 (25)
     Hyperinflation 11 (48) 54 (51) 103 (34)

aComparison of HMPV-positive patients to rest of cohort.
bp<0.001.
cp<0.01