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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 29.
Published in final edited form as: Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2014 Feb 7;8(3):347–352. doi: 10.1111/irv.12234

Table 2.

Symptoms at Enrollment and Clinical Outcomes for Patients with RSV and HMPV

Characteristic RSV infection (n = 32) HMPV infection (n = 33) p value

Duration of Symptoms in days, median (25%, 75%) 4 (2, 6) 3 (2, 4) 0.670

Symptoms/Signs, n (%)
Congestion/Rhinorrhea 25 (78.1) 24 (72.7) 0.614
Sore throat 19 (59.4) 13 (39.4) 0.107
Cough 29 (90.6) 32 (97) 0.287
Dyspnea 30 (93.8) 32 (97) 0.536
Wheezing 29 (90.6) 26 (78.8) 0.186
Earache 11 (34.4) 6 (18.2) 0.137
Fever 19 (59.4) 23 (69.7) 0.461
GI symptoms 13 (40.6) 18 (54.6) 0.261
Decreased appetite 23 (71.9) 25 (75.8) 0.722
Myalgias 17 (53.1) 19 (57.6) 0.718
Headache 21 (65.6) 19 (57.6) 0.505
Fatigue 31 (96.9) 27 (81.8) 0.050
Altered mental status 7 (21.9) 9 (27.3) 0.614

Clinical Outcomes among those hospitalized N N=24 N=27

Length of Stay in days, median (25%, 75%) 4 (2, 5) 3 (2, 4) 0.877

ICU admission, n (%) 4 (16.7) 2 (7.4) 0.306

Length of Stay in ICU in days, median (25%, 75%) 3 (2.5, 5.0) 4·5 (1.0, 8.0) 0.489

Need for Mechanical Ventilation, n (%) 1 (4.2) 0 (0) 0.284

Death, n (%) 1 (4.2) 0 (0) 0.284