Table 1.
Epidemiological and clinical characterization of patients
| Characteristics | No .Cases (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| child | parent | HCW | BMT Patients | |
| Median age , years (range) | 6.2 (0.5 - 12) | 58.5(27–66) | 25.5 (21–44) | 51.3 (19–80) |
| Gender | ||||
| male | 17 (47.2) | 2 (5.5) | 36 (31.8) | 6 (75) |
| Female | 19 (52.8) | 34(94.5) | 75 (68.2) | 2(25) |
| Smoker | 0 | 6(16.7) | 2 (1.8) | |
| exposure to children (≤ 5 years) | - | 17 (47.2) | 23 (20.3) | 2(25) |
| Patient contact | - | 31(86.1) | 94 (83.2) | 1 (12.5) |
| Health Status | ||||
| no comorbidities | - | 26(72.2) | 110 (97.4) | - |
| Asthma | - | 3 (8.3) | 1 (0.8) | - |
| Others lung diseases | - | 2 (5.5) | - | - |
| diabetes | - | 1 (2.8) | - | - |
| Hypertension | - | 3 (8.3) | 2 (1.8) | - |
| Cardiovascular diseases | - | 1 (2.8) | - | - |
| Total | 36 | 36 | 111 | 8 |
HCW – health care workers
BMT – bone marrow transplanted hospitalized patient