Table 1.
Demographic Information
| Group | All Febrile Respiratory Illness | H3N2+ | H3N2− | Housing | H3N2+/Pneumonia | H3N2−/Pneumonia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhino− | Rhino+ | Rhino− | Rhino+ | Rhino− | Rhino+ | Rhino− | Rhino+ | |||
| Individuals | n = 58 | n = 25 | n = 4 | n = 16 | n = 13 | n = 77 | n = 9 | n = 3 | n = 12 | n = 12 |
| Age in years, median | 17–26, 19 | 17–26, 19 | 20–21, 20 | 18–24, 19 | 17–24, 21 | 17–31, 19 | 18–25, 19 | 18–24, 20 | 18–24, 19 | 17–24, 21 |
| Female | 9 (16) | 5 (20) | 0 | 3 (19) | 1 (8) | 0 | 2 (22) | 0 | 1 (8) | 1 (8) |
| White | 30 (52) | 14 (56) | 1 (25) | 6 (37) | 9 (69) | 45 (58) | 3 (33) | 1 (33) | 5 (42) | 8 (67) |
| Black | 9 (16) | 3 (12) | 2 (50) | 3 (19) | 1 (8) | 11 (14) | 3 (33) | 2 (67) | 3 (25) | 1 (8) |
| Hispanic | 15 (26) | 7 (28) | 1 (25) | 5 (31) | 2 (15) | 17 (22) | 2 (22) | 0 | 2 (17) | 2 (17) |
| Asian | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 2 (13) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 2 (17) | 0 |
| Unknown | 2 (3) | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) | 2 (3) | 1 (11) | 0 | 0 | 1 (8) |
H3N2+ tested positive by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for A/H3N2 influenza. H3N2− tested negative by RT-PCR for A/H3N2 influenza. Rhino+ tested positive by RT-PCR for rhinovirus. Rhino− tested negative by RT-PCR for rhinovirus. Pneumonia confirmed by chest X ray when clinically indicated. Percent of individuals in a group is shown in parentheses.