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Table 2.

Characteristics of Children Where Respiratory Syncytial Virus Was Associated With Death

Patient Characteristic (n = 79)	No. (%)
Age at death, mo, median (range)	11 (0–197)
Male sex	39 (49.4)
Death occurred during RSV season^a	68 (86.1)
Healthcare-associated RSV infection	29 (36.7)
Viral coinfection detected	10 (13.3)^b
Patients with respiratory viral pathogens	6 (8.0)^b
Patients with opportunistic viral pathogens	4 (5.3)^b
Received palivizumab within 4 wk prior to symptom onset	7 (10.9)^c

Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviation: RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.

^aRSV season was defined as November through April.

^bDenominator of 75 (4 values not recorded). Respiratory viral pathogens: adenovirus, coronavirus, enterovirus, parainfluenza (n = 3). Opportunistic viral pathogens: herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (n = 2), cytomegalovirus (CMV) (n = 2), human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6), human herpes virus type 7 (HHV-7); 1 patient had 2 viral coinfections isolated (HSV-1 and HHV-6) and another patient had 3 viral coinfections isolated (EBV, CMV, and HHV-7). The presence of opportunistic viral pathogens was based on isolation of the virus from blood or respiratory fluid.

^cDenominator of 64 (15 values not recorded).