Table. Characteristics of patients with enterovirus D68 infection, northern Italy, 1 August–30 October 2018 (n = 21).

Age group (years)	Underlying disease	Respiratory illness	ICU admission	Type of sample analysed	Sample collection month	Strain name	EV-D68 sub-clade
80–89	Yes	Bronchiolitis	No	NS	September	EV-ITA-684–2018	D1-like
20–29	Yes	SARI and bronchial asthma	Yes	NPA	September	EV-ITA-685–2018	D1-like
40–49	Yes	Bronchiolitis	No	NS	September	EV-ITA-686–2018	D1-like
60–69	NA	Rhinorrhea	No	NS	September	EV-ITA-19478–2018	D1-like
1–9	No	Pneumonia	No	NS	September	EV-ITA-19704–2018	D1-like
70–79	NA	Pneumonia	No	BAL	September	EV-ITA-19705–2018	D1-like
<1	No	Recurrent bronchospasms	No	NS	September	EV-ITA-19957–2018	D1-like
70–79	Yes	Pneumonia	No	NS	September	EV-ITA-689–2018	D1-like
<1	No	Febrile wheezing	No	NPA	September	EV-ITA-20100–2018	D1-like
30–39	NA	Rhinorrhea and cough	No	NS	September	EV-ITA-20181–2018	D1-like
10–19	Yes	SARI and bronchial asthma	Yes	BAL	September	EV-ITA-687–2018	D1-like
1–9	No	SARI and bronchial asthma	Yes	NPA	September	EV-ITA-688–2018	B2-like
20–29	Yes	SARI and bronchial asthma	No	NPA	September	EV-ITA-690–2018	D1-like
10–19	No	SARI and bronchial asthma	Yes	NPA	September	EV-ITA-683–2018	D1-like
1–9	Yes	Rhinorrhea and cough	No	NPA	September	EV-ITA-693–2018	D1-like
1–9	Yes	SARI and bronchial asthma	Yes	NPA	September	EV-ITA-695–2018	B2-like
60–69	Yes	Pneumonia	No	NS	October	EV-ITA-694–2018	D1-like
1–9	No	SARI and bronchial asthma	No	NPA	October	EV-ITA-696–2018	NA
1–9	No	Rhinorrhea and cough	No	NPA	October	EV-ITA-751–2018	B2-like
<1	No	SARI and bronchial asthma	No	NPA	October	EV-ITA-753–2018	B2-like
80–89	Yes	Cough and pneumonia	No	BAL	October	EV-ITA-757–2018	D1-like

BAL: broncho-alveolar lavage; EV-D68: enterovirus D68; ICU: intensive care unit; NA: not available; NPA: nasopharyngeal aspirate; NS: nasal swab; SARI: severe acute respiratory infection.