Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of 14 neonates with confirmed respiratory virus infections
| Patient/sex | Gestational age, weeks | Birth weight, g | Virus (log10 copies/mL)* | Age at infection, weeks | Symptoms | CPAP, weeks | Mechanical ventilation, weeks | Duration of symptoms, days | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/M | 26 + 5 | 925 | Rhinovirus (10.2) | 8 | Rhinorrhea, desaturation | 9 | 2 | ND | Virus shedding 2 weeks |
| 2/F | 27 + 0 | 900 | Rhinovirus (8.6) | 15 | Rhinorrhea | 6 | 4 | 4 | Virus shedding 5 weeks |
| 3/M | 29 + 6 | 1440 | Rhinovirus (8.4) | 3.5 | Congestion, desaturation | 5 | 0.5 | 4 | Neutropenia, IVGG, virus shedding 2 weeks |
| 4/M | 30 + 1 | 2110 | Rhinovirus, RSVa, coronavirus | 6.5 | Bronchial secretion | 4 | No | 2 | Interstitial pulmonary disease |
| 5/M | 30 + 4 | 1540 | Rhinovirus* | 2 | Bronchial secretion | 2.5 | No | 1 | Hirschsprung disease |
| 6/F | 30 + 5 | 1135 | Parainfluenza type 3 virus | 3.5 | Bronchial secretion | 2.5 | No | 8 | |
| 7/M | 31 + 3 | 1315 | Parainfluenza type 3 virus | 1.5 | Congestion | 1 | No | 3 | |
| 8/F | 31 + 5 | 1480 | Parainfluenza type 2 virus | 3 | Sneezing, congestion | 0.5 | No | 3 | |
| 9/M | 32 + 0 | 1540 | Rhinovirus (8.9) | 17 | Bronchial secretion | No | 28 | 10 | BPD, pulmonary hypertension |
| 10/M | 32 + 1 | 1210 | Parainfluenza type 3 virus | 5 | Pneumonia, pleural effusion | No | 56 | 10 | Diaphragmatic hernia, anomalies |
| 11/F | 32 + 3 | 985 | RSVb | 4 | Congestion | 0.5 | No | 4 | |
| 12/F | 32 + 4 | 1880 | Parainfluenza type 3 virus | 1 | Congestion | 0.5 | No | 2 | |
| 13/F | 37 + 0 | 3700 | Parainfluenza type 2 virus | 2 | Rhinorrhea, congestion | No | No | 1 | |
| 14/M | 40 + 3 | 4095 | Rhinovirus (11.6) | 0.5 | Rhinorrhea | No | No | 3 | Parents had upper respiratory infection |
CPAP, Continuous positive airway pressure; RSV, Respiratory syncytial virus; ND, Not defined; IVGG, Intravenous gammaglobulin; BPD, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia. *Copy number was determined when the specimen was positive for rhinovirus by real‐time PCR.