Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics for HAdV-7 Case-Patients, New Jersey, December 2016–March 2017
| Characteristics | Total (n = 12) |
Facility Cases (n = 3) | College Cases (n = 7) |
Community Cases (n = 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 5 (42) | 1 (33) | 3 (43) | 1 (50) |
| Age Group (years) | ||||
| 18–30 | 7 (58) | 0 | 7 (100) | 0 |
| 31–50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51–80 | 5 (42) | 3 (100) | 0 | 2 (100) |
| Symptoms | ||||
| Fever | 12 (100) | 3 (100) | 7 (100) | 2 (100) |
| Myalgia | 7 (58) | 1 (33) | 6 (86) | 0 |
| SOB | 4 (33) | 2 (67) | 0 | 2 (100) |
| Anorexia | 4 (33) | 0 | 4 (57) | 0 |
| Diarrhea | 3 (25) | 0 | 3 (43) | 0 |
| Cough | 9 (75) | 3 (100) | 5 (71) | 1 (50) |
| Sore Throat | 8 (67) | 0 | 7 (100) | 1 (50) |
| Chills | 9 (75) | 2 (67) | 6 (86) | 1 (50) |
| Headache | 6 (50) | 0 | 6 (86) | 0 |
| Vomiting | 3 (25) | 1 (33) | 1 (14) | 1 (50) |
| Rhinorrhea | 6 (50) | 1 (33) | 5 (71) | 0 |
| Illness Severity | ||||
| Hospitalized | 6 (50) | 3 (100) | 0* | 2 (100) |
| Died | 5 (42) | 3 (100) | 0* | 2 (100) |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Any | 5 (42) | 3 (100) | 0 | 2 (100) |
| Congestive heart failure | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (50) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (50) |
| Diabetes | 4 (33) | 2 (67) | 0 | 2 (100) |
| Hepatic cirrhosis | 2 (17) | 2 (67) | 0 | 0 |
| Alcoholism | 3 (25) | 3 (100) | 0 | 0 |
Abbreviations: HAdV, human adenovirus; SOB, shortness of breath.
*No students were hospitalized or died at the time of presentation, follow-up information was unavailable.