Table 2.

Comparison of clinical and virologic characteristics of RSV-positive illness episodes with and without another respiratory virus detected.

59 illness episodes	RSV only (n = 17) (29%)a	RSV and another respiratory virus (n = 42) (71%)a	p-Valueb
Age at illness (months)	13.0 [7.5]	10.7 [6.1]	0.34
Days of wheezing	2.4 [3.1]	2.7 [3.5]	0.03
Days of fever	2.1 [1.9]	1.6 [1.6]	0.16
Days of cough	8.0 [2.1]	8.2 [2.5]	0.87
Days of congestion	7.4 [2.8]	7.6 [3.1]	0.93
Childcare days missed	1.5 [1.3]	3.1 [9.1]	<0.001
Work days missed	1.1 [0.9]	3.0 [9.1]	<0.001
Proportion of health care visits per illness episodes [n (%)]	14 (82%)	27 (64%)	0.20
Viral load (log10 copies/mL)	17.1 (0.8)	16.1 (0.7)	0.38
Days of RSV detection	1.8 (0.6)	4.9 (1.3)	<0.001

^aNumbers are mean [SD] values unless otherwise specified.

^bCalculated using generalized estimating equations adjusting for multiple illnesses per child.