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Table 6 Demographic and clinical characteristics from 222 patients hospitalized with respiratory symptoms

From: Simultaneous detection of respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus by one-step multiplex real-time RT-PCR in patients with respiratory symptoms

 

Triplex qRT-PCR Results

P-value

Negative(n = 136)

RSV+ (n = 68)

hMPV+ (n = 18)

Gender (%)

 F

62(45.6)

22(32.4)

3(16.7)

0.030*

 M

74(54.4)

46(67.6)

15(83.3)

Age (years-old)

 

1.38 ± 1.89

1.15 ± 1.22

1.00 ± 1.29

0.119

CXR index (%)

 N/A

27(19.9)

3(4.4)

4(22.2)

0.008*

 Mild inflammation

43(31.6

18(26.5)

4(22.2)

 Severe inflammation

66(48.5)

47(69.1)

10(55.6)

ICU treatment (%)

 No

77(56.6)

47(69.1)

12(66.7)

0.118

 Yes

59(43.4)

21(30.9)

6(33.3)

Pneumonia (%)

 No

95(69.9)

6(8.8)

1(5.6)

0.001*

 Yes

41(30.1)

62(91.2)

17(94.4)

Hypersomina (%)

 No

131(96.3)

65(95.6)

18(100)

0.621

 Yes

5(3.7)

3(4.4)

0(0)

Intubation (%)

 No

134(98.5)

67(98.5)

17(94.4)

0.599

 Yes

2(1.5)

1(1.5)

1(5.6)

CRP index (%)

 N/A

8(5.9)

3(4.4)

0(0)

0.938

  < 5

62(45.6)

34(50.5)

6(33.3)

 Positive

66(48.5)

31(45.6)

12(66.7)

  1. N/A not available, CXR index Chest X-Ray index, ICU Intensive care unit, CRP C-reactive protein
  2. *P < 0.05