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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of children aged < 3 years with single respiratory virus infections

From: Clinical evaluation of viral acute respiratory tract infections in children presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in the Netherlands

 

Total

RSV

HRV

FLU

Other

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Children <3 y with single virus ARTI

     

  Total included

144

66

49

12

17

  Analysis of signs and symptoms (data available)

138

64

46

11

17

  Analysis of clinical outcomes (data available)

123

53

44

11

15

Demographics (analysis of clinical outcomes)

     

  Male

76 (62)

30 (57)

32 (73)$

4 (36)$

10 (67)

  Mean age, months [range]

8 [0–35]

7 [0–35]

7 [0–24]

10 [1–26]

11 [0–33]

  Median age, months [range]

4 [0–35]

3 [0–35]

4 [0–24]

9 [1–26]

8 [0–33]

Clinical history (analysis of clinical outcomes)

     

  Prematurity at birth

11 (9)

6 (11)

3 (7)

1 (9)

1 (7)

  History of BHR

12 (9)

5 (9)

5 (11)

1 (9)

1 (7)

  Chronic pulmonary disorder

2 (2)

0

2 (5)

0

0

  Chronic cardiovascular disorder

12 (10)

3 (6)

6 (14)

1 (9)

2 (13)

  Chronic immunodeficiency disorder

5 (4)

0

2 (5)

1 (9)

2 (13)

  1. Baseline characteristics are equally distributed, except for a male predominance with HRV vs FLU (95%CI 1.2-19)$.