Table 2.

Impact of viral pathogens on clinical presentation and management

	Simple FS	Complex FS	Anticonvulsant given	Admission
No virus (n = 41)	28 (68%)	13 (32%)	6 (15%)	19 (46%)
One virus (n = 54)	36 (67%)	17 (31%)	5 (9%)	21 (39%)
Two or more viruses (n = 48)	30 (63%)	16 (33%)	7 (15%)	27 (56%)
Rhinovirus (n = 31)	19 (61%)	11 (35%)	5 (16%)	14 (45%)
Adenovirus (n = 30)	21 (70%)	7 (23%)	3 (10%)	16 (53%)
Enterovirus (n = 28)	19 (68%)	9 (32%)	1 (4%)	14 (50%)
Influenza (n = 19)	9 (47%)	8 (42%)	1 (5%)	8 (42%)
HHV6 (n = 17)	10 (59%)	7 (41%)	2 (12%)	10 (59%)