Table 3.
Characteristics of HMPV infected children with LRTI.
| HMPV positive (%) |
Other virus positive (%) |
Virus negative (%) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptoms | ||||
| Cough | 234 (96.7) | 1627 (92.8) | 205 (76.5) | <0.001 |
| Diarrhea | 13 (5.4) | 108 (6.2) | 17 (6.3) | 0.88 |
| Fever | 144 (59.5) | 914 (52.1) | 142 (53) | 0.10 |
| Poor appetite | 33 (13.6) | 296 (16.9) | 47 (17.5) | 0.41 |
| Rhinorrhea | 3 (1.2) | 35 (2) | 6 (2.2) | 0.68 |
| Shortness of breath | 192 (79.3) | 1317 (75.1) | 175 (65.3) | <0.001 |
| Vomiting | 30 (12.4) | 216 (12.3) | 41 (15.3) | 0.39 |
| Physical examination | ||||
| Retractions | 33 (13.6) | 213 (12.2) | 35 (13.1) | 0.76 |
| Wheezing | 190 (78.8)a | 1349 (77.0)b | 216 (80.9)c | 0.32 |
| Abnormal chest X-ray | 214 (89.9)d | 1536 (89.6)e | 222 (84.4)f | 0.04 |
| Required oxygen | 73 (30.4)g | 653 (37.7)h | 100 (37.6)i | 0.09 |
| Days on oxygen [IQR] | 2 [1–4] | 2 [1–5]j | 2 [1–3] | 0.003 |
| Required ventilation | 7 (2.9)g | 72 (4.2)k | 15 (5.6)i | 0.31 |
| Days on ventilator [IQR] | 3 [1–4] | 2 [1–5] | 1 [1–3] | 0.15 |
| Required ICU | 11 (4.6) | 159 (9.2) | 40 (15.0) | <0.001 |
| Length of stay | 4 (3–6)g | 4 (3–7)l | 4 (2–7)m | 0.09 |
| Deceased | 2 (0.8)g | 12 (0.7)n | 7 (2.7)o | 0.002 |
Total patients: HMPV positive (242), other virus positive (1753), virus negative (268); p<0.01 is significant
a
n=241,
b
n=1753,
c
n=267,
d
n=238,
e
n=1715,
f
n=263,
g
n=240,
h
n=1733,
i
n=266,
j
n=652,
k
n=1732,
l
n=1731,
m
n=265,
n
n=1734,
o
n=264