TABLE 5.
Clinical significance of viral coinfections
| Characteristic | Value for patients with: |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coinfections (n = 93) | No coinfections (n = 243) | ||
| Mean ± SD (range) duration of hospitalization (days) | 4.9 ± 6.6 (0–35) | 5.0 ± 9.24 (0–81) | 0.96 |
| Mean ± SD (range) temp (°F) | 99.2 ± 1.6 (96.1–103.6) | 99.9 ± 2.0 (96.2–106.5) | 0.005 |
| Mean ± SD (range) respiratory rate (breaths per minute) | 32.1 ± 14.5 (14–90) | 29.1 ± 14.6 (14–124) | 0.10 |
| Mean ± SD (range) heart rate (beats per minute) | 128.5 ± 31.1 (70–222) | 115.6 ± 27.7 (32–210) | 0.0003 |
| O2 per nasal cannula (%) | 22 (23.7) | 64 (26.3) | 0.67 |
| No. (%) of patients: | |||
| Hospitalized | 58 (62.4) | 141 (58.3) | 0.53 |
| Admitted to ICU | 12 (12.9) | 26 (10.7) | 0.57 |