Table 5.
Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) Among Pregnant Women, by History of Allergies
| Outcome | History, No. (%) (n = 37) |
No History, No. (%) (n = 44) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory pathogen positivity by real-time RT-PCR | 22 (59) | 29 (66) | .55 |
| Acute lower respiratory tract illness | 17 (46) | 12 (28)a | .09 |
| History of asthma | 4 (11) | 2 (5) | .40 |
| Any complications to pregnancy | 4 (11) | 1 (2) | .173 |
| Any emergency department visit | 2 (5) | 0 | .21 |
| Any hospitalization | 0 | 1 (2) | |
| Any over the counter medications for illness | 24 (65) | 22 (50) | .18 |
| Any prescription medications for illness | 13 (35) | 9 (20) | .14 |
| ARI symptoms at 2 weeks of follow-up | 15 (41) | 13 (32)b | .42 |
aData are for 43 cases because 1 had fever with malaise without respiratory symptoms.
bData are for 41 cases because 3 were lost to follow-up.