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. 2020 Apr 23;72(11):1992–1999. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa465

Table 4.

Clinical Characteristics and Course of Human Adenovirus Cases With Hospital Admission (n = 11)

Characteristic No. (%)
Age, y, median (range)

19

 

(18–22)

Sex
 Male

9

 

(82)

 Female

2

 

(18)

HAdV type
 HAdV-4

3

 

(27)

 HAdV-7

6

 

(55)

 Not typed

2

 

(18)

Medical history
 None

9

 

(82)

 Asthma

1

 

(9)

 Inflammatory bowel disease

1

 

(9)

Hospital course
 Intensive care unit admission

2

 

(18)

 Radiograph-confirmed pneumonia

10

 

(91)

  Initial radiographic findings
   Single lobar consolidation

7

 

(70)

   Multilobar consolidation

2

 

(20)

   Bilateral interstitial infiltrate

1

 

(10)

Laboratory findings on admission, median (range)
 WBC count, K/mm3 (n = 8)

6.9

 

(2.4–13)

 Platelet count, K/mm3 (n = 10)

183.5

 

(88–198)

 AST level, IU/L (n = 8)

49

 

(20–221)

 ALT level, IU/L (n = 8)

28

 

(15–422)

Treatment
 Antiviral(s)

4

 

(36)

  Cidofovir

2

 

(18)

  Oseltamivir

4

 

(36)

 Antibiotic(s)

10

 

(91)

 Intravenous immunoglobulin

1

 

(9)

 Intravenous rehydration

7

 

(64)

Highest level of respiratory support
 None

7

 

(64)

 Supplemental oxygen by nasal cannula

2

 

(18)

 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

2

 

(18)

Concurrent pathogen detections
Mycoplasma pneumoniae

1

 

(9)

 Epstein-Barr virus

1

 

(9)

No. of days from symptom onset to admission, median (range)

6

 

(0–15)

No. of days hospitalized, median (range)

4

 

(1–79)

Required transfer to a tertiary care center

3

 

(27)

Outcome
 Died

2

 

(18)

 Discharged home

9

 

(82)

Data are presented as no. (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; HAdV, human adenovirus; WBC, white blood cell.