Table 4 Clinical characteristics in infants with complete viral and bacterial workups
Clinical characteristics | Any Pathogen n = 332 | No Pathogen n = 653 | P Value | Virus Alone n = 412 | Bacteria Alone n = 113 | Virus/Baccteria Co-infection n = 128 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fever (> 37.5 °C) | 69 (20.8) | 243 (37.2) | 0.000** | 158 (38.3) | 37 (32.7) | 48 (37.5) | 0.559 |
Cough | 105 (31.6) | 433 (66.3) | 0.000** | 262 (63.6) | 71 (62.8) | 100 (78.1) | 0.007** |
Runny nose | 23 (6.9) | 80 (12.3) | 0.011* | 52 (12.6) | 10 (8.8) | 18 (14.1) | 0.455 |
Expectoration | 44 (13.3) | 166 (25.4) | 0.000** | 103 (25.0) | 22 (19.5) | 41 (32.0) | 0.077 |
Tachypnea | 57 (17.2) | 104 (15.9) | 0.649 | 69 (16.7) | 9 (8.0) | 26 (20.3) | 0.025* |
Dyspnea | 69 (20.8) | 117 (17.9) | 0.301 | 70 (17.0) | 25 (22.1) | 22 (17.2) | 0.445 |
Diarrhea | 24 (7.2) | 83 (12.7) | 0.009** | 56 (13.6) | 13 (11.5) | 14 (10.9) | 0.680 |
Pneumonia | 341 (52.2) | 146 (44.0) | 0.014* | 198 (48.1) | 64 (56.6) | 79 (61.7) | 0.002** |