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. 2021 Sep 22;2021:2270307. doi: 10.1155/2021/2270307

Table 3.

Association of symptoms with respiratory syncytial virus infection and parainfluenza 3.

Clinical manifestations of patients RSV HPIV
Positive Negative P value Positive Negative P value
Wheezing 0.003 0.28
 Yes 12 (33.3%) 24 (66.7%) 0 (0%) 36 (100%)
 No 6 (9.4%) 58 (90.6%) 2 (3.1%) 62 (96.9%)
Fever 0.17 0.33
 Yes 10 (14.5%) 59 (85.5%) 2 (2.9%) 67 (97.1%)
 No 8 (25.5%) 23 (74.2%) 0 (0.0%) 31 (100%)
Vomiting 0.46 0.79
 Yes 6 (14.6%) 35 (85.4%) 1 (2.4%) 40 (97.6%)
 No 12 (20.3%) 47 (97.7%) 1 (1.7%) 58 (98.3%)
Diarrhea 0.12 0.23
 Yes 1 (5.6%) 17 (94.4%) 1 (5.6%) 17 (94.4%)
 No 17 (20.7%) 65 (79.3%) 1 (1.2%) 81 (98.8%)
Pneumonia 0.08 0.25
 Yes 6 (31.6%) 13 (68.4%) 1 (5.3%) 18 (94.7%)
 No 12 (14.8%) 69 (85.2%) 1 (1.2%) 80 (98.8%)
Cough 0.21 0.39
 Yes 11 (15.1%) 62 (84.9%) 2 (2.7%) 72 (97.3%)
 No 7 (25.9%) 20 (74.1%) 0 (0%) 26 (100%)
Runny nose 0.10 0.88
 Yes 5 (11.1%) 40 (88.9%) 1 (2.2%) 44 (97.8%)
 No 13 (23.6%) 42 (76.4%) 1 (1.8%) 54 (98.2%)
Cyanosis 0.63 0.83
 Yes 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 2 (100%)
 No 18 (18.2%) 81 (81.8%) 2 (2%) 96 (98%)
Tachypnea 0.005 0.69
 Yes 4 (57.1%) 3 (42.9%) 0 (0%) 7 (100%)
 No 14 (15.1%) 79 (84.9%) 2 (2.2%) 91 (97.8%)
Shortness of breath 0.85 0.016
 Yes 5 (19.2%) 21 (80.8%) 2 (7.7%) 24 (92.3%)
 No 14 (17.6%) 61 (82.4%) 0 (0%) 74 (100%)

Abbreviations. RSV: respiratory syncytial virus; HPIV-3: human parainfluenza virus 3.