Table 1.
Characteristics of the Study Children (N = 137)
| Characteristic | Children With RTI or Fever (n = 75) |
Asymptomatic Children (n = 62) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, y, median (SD) | 0.77 (0.39) | 0.49 (0.43) |
| Sex, No. (%) | ||
| Female | 27 (36) | 28 (45) |
| Male | 48 (64) | 34 (55) |
| Diagnoses and symptoms, No. (%)a | ||
| Fever | 42 (56) | |
| Upper RTI | 67 (89) | |
| Acute otitis media | 14 (19) | |
| Wheezing | 6 (8) | |
| Laryngitis | 1 (1) | |
| Respiratory viruses by PCR, No. (%) | ||
| Virus negative | 18 (24) | 54 (87) |
| Virus positive | 57 (76) | 8 (13) |
| Rhinovirus | 33 (44) | 1 (2) |
| Coronavirus 229E/NL63 or OC43/ HKU1 | 7 (9) | 4 (6) |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 4 (5) | 1 (2) |
| Influenza A virus | 4 (5) | 0 |
| Other virusb | 4 (5) | 2 (3) |
| 2 virusesc | 5 (7) | 0 |
Abbreviations: PCR, polymerase chain reaction; RTI, respiratory tract infection; SD, standard deviation.
aOne patient was diagnosed with roseola and all other patients with upper or lower RTI.
bParainfluenza type 1, 2, or 3 virus (n = 4); human bocavirus (n = 1); or human metapneumovirus (n = 1).
cTwo cases of coronavirus + rhinovirus, and 1 each of RSV + rhinovirus, bocavirus + rhinovirus, and parainfluenza virus + RSV.