Table 2. Clinical characteristics of 92 children with adenovirus pneumonia.
| Symptoms & Signs | Total (n = 92) n (%) |
Non-severe group (n = 73) n (%) |
Severe group (n = 19) n (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional | ||||
| Fever | 87 (94.6) | 69 (94.5) | 18 (94.7) | 0.970 |
| Duration of fever, median (IQR)days1 | 5.0 (3.0–7.0) | 5.0 (3.0–7.0) | 5.0 (1.5–8.5) | 0.662 |
| Prolonged fever (>7 days) | 21 (22.8) | 16 (21.9) | 5 (26.3) | 0.684 |
| Respiratory | ||||
| Cough | 86 (93.5) | 68 (93.2) | 18 (94.7) | 0.803 |
| Tachypnoea | 43 (46.7) | 29 (39.7) | 14 (73.7) | 0.008 |
| Wheezing | 8 (8.7) | 4 (5.5) | 4 (21.1) | 0.054 |
| Respiratory distress | 62 (67.4) | 47 (64.4) | 15 (78.9) | 0.122 |
| Rhonchi | 40 (43.5) | 28 (38.4) | 12 (63.2) | 0.052 |
| Crepitations | 67 (72.8) | 50 (68.5) | 17 (89.5) | 0.067 |
| Disseminated disease | ||||
| Shock | 6 (6.5) | 0 (0) | 6 (31.6) | < 0.001 |
| ARDS2 | 7 (7.6) | 0 (0) | 7 (36.8) | < 0.001 |
| Pulmonary haemorrhage | 2 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (10.5) | 0.041 |
| Hepatitis | 16 (17.4) | 9 (12.4) | 7 (36.8) | 0.773 |
| Extra-pulmonary | ||||
| Vomiting ± diarrhoea | 56 (60.9) | 46 (63.0) | 10 (52.6) | 0.409 |
| Conjunctivitis | 10 (10.9) | 8 (10.9) | 2 (10.5) | 0.294 |
| Hepatomegaly | 22 (23.9) | 12 (16.4) | 10 (52.6) | 0.002 |
| Seizures | 4 (4.4) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (15.9) | 0.027 |
1IQR: interquartile range
2ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome