Table 1.
Patient demographics of RSV positive patients (N = 20)
| Range (n) | # | Mean | Median | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| Controls | 0.5–6 mo | 10 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.83 |
| RSV | 0–7 | 20 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.52 |
| Male | |||||
| Controls | 6 | ||||
| RSV | 7 | ||||
| Birth weight, kg | |||||
| Controls | 10 | 3.65 | 3.7 | 0.40 | |
| RSV | 20 | 3.10 | 3.2 | 0.84 | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Controls | 10 | ||||
| Caucasian/European | 9 | ||||
| Black or Hispanic | 1 | ||||
| RSV | |||||
| Caucasian/European | 17 | ||||
| Black or Hispanic | 3 | ||||
| Secondary bacterial infections | 7 | ||||
| Severity of illness scores | |||||
| PELOD comprehensive | 19 | 10.70 | 11.00 | 3.28 | |
| Day 0c | 19 | 8.63 | 11.00 | 4.21 | |
| Severe | 15 | 8.87 | 11.00 | 4.09 | |
| Moderate | 5 | 7.75 | 10.00 | 5.19 | |
| Day 3d | 19 | 6.78 | 11.00 | 5.45 | |
| Severe | 15 | 7.93 | 11.00 | 5.05 | |
| Moderate | 5 | 2.75 | 0.00 | 5.50 | |
| PRISMIII | 20 | 2.15 | 1.5 | 1.95 | |
| Severe | 15 | 2.13 | 1.0 | 2.03 | |
| Moderate | 5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.92 | |
| PICU LOS, days | 20 | 10.60 | 10.04 | 5.56 | |
| Severe | 15 | 11.41 | 4.86 | ||
| Moderate | 5 | 8.56 | 5.53 | 7.58 | |
| Respiratory support, days | |||||
| Mechanical ventilation | 15 | 8.95 | 7.08 | 4.30 | |
| High flow oxygen | 5 | 0.96 | 0.2 | 1.56 |
a11/19 patients scored a 1 for PELOD pulmonary score; bpreterm newborn, gestational age 36 completed weeks. LOS, length of stay; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.