Table 1. Description of infants with a first episode of RSV associated pneumonia, by age group.
<2 months (N = 26) | 2–11 months (N = 171) | ≥12 months (N = 101) | ||
Sex | ||||
Male (%) | 15 (57.7) | 90 (52.6) | 42 (41.6) | |
Female (%) | 11 (42.3) | 81 (47.4) | 59 (58.4) | |
Birth weight (kg) | ||||
Median (IQR) | 3.085 | 2.865 | 2.910 | |
(2.750–3.160) | (2.580–3.195) | (2.650–3.130) | ||
Low birth weight (%) | 3/26 (11.5) | 31/168 (18.5) | 15/101 (14.9) | |
Gestation (weeks) | ||||
Median (IQR) | 39.1 | 39.1 | 39.4 | |
(38.2–40.3) | (38.1–39.6) | (38.3–40.0) | ||
Premature (%) | 1/26 (3.9) | 16/169 (9.5) | 4/101 (4.0) | |
Season of birth | Total | |||
Hot (%) | 0 (0.0) | 51 (29.8) | 19 (18.1) | 70 (23.5) |
Wet (%) | 26 (100.0) | 46 (26.9) | 57 (56.4) | 129 (43.3) |
Cool (%) | 0 (0.0) | 57 (56.4) | 25 (24.8) | 99 (33.2) |
Clinical disease | ||||
Pneumonia (%) | 2 (7.7) | 113 (66.1) | 79 (78.2) | 194 (65.1) |
Severe pneumonia (%) | 12 (46.2) | 42 (24.6) | 13 (12.9) | 67 (22.5) |
Very severe pneumonia (%) | 12 (46.2) | 16 (9.4) | 9 (8.9) | 37 (12.4) |
CXR | ||||
Normal (%) | 5 (25.0) | 12 (7.9) | 1 (1.0) | 18 (6.7) |
Other infiltrate (%) | 14 (70.0) | 97 (63.8) | 61 (62.2) | 172 (63.7) |
Primary endpoint pneumonia (%) | 1 (5.0) | 43 (28.3) | 36 (36.7) | 80 (29.6) |