TABLE 2.

Clinical Characteristics of Hospitalized Children with Rhino/Enterovirus Compared to Influenza Virus

	Rhino/Enterovirus n=427	Influenza virus n=202	p value
Symptoms
Fever	286 (67%)	168 (83.2%)	<0.01
Conjunctivitis	25 (5.9%)	9 (4.5%)	0.57
Nasal Congestion	338 (79.2%)	114 (56.4%)	<0.01
Sore Throat	37 (8.7%)	29 (14.4%)	0.03
Cough	316 (74%)	167 (82.7%)	<0.01
Increased Work of Breathing	290 (67.9%)	106 (52.5%)	<0.01
Vomiting	135 (31.6%)	72 (35.6%)	0.32
Diarrhea	40 (9.4%)	26 (12.9%)	0.21
Rash	27 (6.3%)	7 (3.5%)	0.19
Mental Status Changes	20 (4.7%)	13 (6.4%)	0.44
Physical Exam Findings
Crackles	155 (36.3%)	47 (23.3%)	<0.01
Wheeze	178 (41.7%)	46 (22.8%)	<0.01
Decreased Aeration	135 (31.6%)	64 (31.7%)	0.93
Hypoxia	246 (57.6%)	125 (61.9%)	0.34
Chest X-Ray	n=287 (67.2%)	n=155 (76.7%)	0.02
Normal or Airways Disease	137 (47.7%)	47 (30.3%)	<0.01
Abnormal X-Ray	150 (52.3%)	108 (69.7%)	<0.01