Table 1.
Characteristics of the 12 patients infected by RSV during the outbreak
| Characteristics | ||
| Age: Median/Mean (Range) (years) | 88 / 89 (75–99) | |
| Men/Women | 2 / 10 | |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Undernutrition a | 3 | (25%) |
| Active smoking | 1 | (8%) |
| Respiratory virus disease over the previous year | 1 | (8%) |
| Co-infection | 1 | (8%) |
| Dementia | 2 | (17%) |
| Chronic Heart Disease | 6 | (50%) |
| Chronic Respiratory Disease | 2 | (17%) |
| Diabetes | 3 | (25%) |
| Active neoplasia or diagnosed over the previous year | 2 | (17%) |
| Clinical presentation and outcome | ||
| Fever b | 3 | (25%) |
| Neutrophilia c | 1 | (8%) |
| Serum CRP concentration above 5 mg/L | 8 | (67%) |
| Acute change in mental status from baseline | 3 | (25%) |
| URTI d | 3 | (25%) |
| LRTI e | 7 | (58%) |
| Cough | 6 | (50%) |
| Hypoxemia | 4 | (33%) |
| Decompensation of underlying conditions g | 3 | (25%) |
| Death | 2 | (17%) |
| Treatments | ||
| Oxygeno therapy f | 3 | (25%) |
| Antibiotics h | 1 | (8%) |
| Beta 2 mimetics (aerosol) | 5 | (42%) |
| Corticosteroids | 1 | (8%) |
a Defined by serum albumin concentration below 35 mg/L according to the biological definition by French health authority [23]
b Single oral temperature over 37,8 °C or repeated temperature over 37,2 °C
c Neutrophil count superior to normal (7500/mm3)
d Rhino pharyngitis (runny nose, sneezing or stuffy nose) or pharyngitis (sore throat, difficulty in swallowing) or influenza-like illness (fever, chills and myalgia)
e Bronchial obstruction, wheezing or crackles, dyspnea
f Defined by oxygen saturation level below 96%
g Chronic heart failure decompensation
h 7 days antibiotherapy