Table 2.
Clinical features of the 12 patients who were positive for human coronavirus NL63
| Sample number | Date of collection | Gender | Age | Underlying conditions | Symptoms | Physical examination findings | Other information | Discharge diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10614 | 040127 | M | 3 weeks | None | Rhinitis, dyspnoea | No focus of infection | Upper respiratory tract infection | |
| 25188 | 041222 | M | 3 weeks | None | Rhinitis, dyspnoea, vomiting | Crepitations, rhonchi | Adrenaline inhalations | Bronchiolitis |
| 25190 | 041222 | M | 1 month | None | Rhinitis, dyspnoea | Tachypnoea, crepitations, pharyngitis | Adrenaline inhalations | Bronchiolitis |
| 25205 | 041226 | M | 2 months | None | Dyspnoea, fever, apathy | Crepitations, rhonchi, rash | Adrenaline inhalations | Viral infection |
| 25222 | 041228 | F | 3 months | None | Rhinitis, fever | Fever | Upper respiratory tract infection | |
| 25230 | 041230 | M | 3 months | None | Rhinitis, cough, secretion from right eye | Bell's palsy, right side | Onset of palsy probably weeks before rhinitis | Upper respiratory tract infection, Bell's palsy |
| 36024 | 050105 | F | 4 months | None | Dyspnoea, vomiting | Crepitations | Upper respiratory tract infection | |
| 36031 | 050110 | M | 2 months | Pre‐term week 28, RDS | Apathy, cough, dyspnoea | Pale, dehydrated | CXR: bilateral apical infiltrates, CPAP ventilation | Upper respiratory tract infection |
| 36089 | 050120 | F | 4 months | None | Cough, dyspnoea | Tachypnoea, crepitations | Upper respiratory tract infection | |
| 36116 | 050131 | M | 1 month | None | Vomiting, cough | No focus of infection | Hospitalisation for pylorostenosis | Pylorostenosis, upper respiratory tract infection |
| 36150 | 050207 | M | 4 weeks | None | Rhinitis, dyspnoea | Pharyngitis, fever | Upper respiratory tract infection | |
| 36164 | 050210 | F | 2 years | Pre‐term week 24, RDS, repeated asthmatic bronchiolitis | Dyspnoea, insufficient effect of asthma medication | Crepitations, rhonchi | CXR: unilateral basal infiltrate, co‐infection with hMPV | Asthma, infection triggered |
RDS, respiratory distress syndrome; CXR, chest X‐ray; CPAP, continuous positive airways pressure; hMPV, human metapneumovirus.