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. 2017 Mar 16;12(3):e0173504. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173504

Table 5. Clinical data and comparison between HMPV and rhinovirus single infections.

HMPV N = 133 RHINOVIRUS N = 651 P OR (IC 95%)
Sex: male 77 (57.9%) 398(61%) 0.357 0.856(0.615–1.192)
Age ± SD (months)* 14.37 ± 20.85 25.7±27.9 <0.001
Fever ≥ 38° 90 (67.7%) 272(41.8%) <0.001 2.386(1.674–3.385)
Maximum Tª 38.83 ± 0.62 38.7±0.6 0.08
Days of fever* 2.6 ± 1.6 2.3±1.7 0.127
SatO2 < 95% 83 (62.4%) 330(51%) 0.021 1.486(1.056–2.090)
Days of ipoxia* 2.6 ± 1.8 1.9±1.7 0.001
Days of hospitalization* 4.2 ± 2.1 3.4±2.1 <0.001
X-ray:
Infiltrate 43 (48.3%) 178(43.1%) 0.440 1.152(0.805–1.648)
Normal 46 (51.7%) 235(57%)
Leukocytes/mm3 * 11732± 4446 19609± 66000 0.35
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)* 34 ± 38 53 ± 88 0.009
Diagnosis: 0.30
Recurrent wheezing/ asthma. 65 (60.7%) 530 (57.3%)
Bronchiolitis 32 (29.9%) 253(27.4%)
Pneumonia 9 (8.4%) 88(9.5%)
Laryngitis 1 (0.9%) 14(2.4%)
Prematurity 20 (15.2%) 80(12.4%) 0.191 1.341(0.871–2.066)
Antibiotic treatment 34 (25.6%) 141(21.7%) 0.321 1.209(0.833–1.754)
ICU admission 4 (2.2%) 20 (2.1%) 0.477

*Mean ± standard deviation (SD)

HMPV: human metapneumovirus.