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. 2020 Feb 4;105(2):337–338. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.01.021

Table I.

Distribution of patient management and follow-up according to multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) results

mPCR results (N=157) Single room Double room Antibiotic treatment Treatment with oseltamivir ICU admission Length of stay (days), median (IQR)
Negative (N=78) 32 (41%) 46 (59%) 23 (29%) 2 (2%) 12 (15%) 2 (1–8)
Influenza A (N=46a) 37 (80%) 9 (19%) 20 (44%) 45 (98%) 17 (21%) 3 (1–7)
RSV (N=12b) 9 (75%) 3 (25%) 5 (42%) 3 (25%) 1 (11%) 2 (1–8)
Rhinovirus (N=12) 6 (50%) 6 (50%) 3 (33%) 1 (11%) 10 (22%) 3 (2–9)
Others (N=9c) 7 (78%) 2 (22%) 8 (88%) 0 (0%) 6 (66%) 6 (0–23)

ICU, intensive care unit; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; IQR, interquartile range.

a

Including two codetections with RSV and two with a coronavirus.

b

Including one codetection with a rhinovirus.

c

Including two coronaviruses, three Mycoplasma pneumoniae and four human metapneumoviruses.