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Table 4 Severe HMPV infection

From: Prevalence, clinical outcomes and rainfall association of acute respiratory infection by human metapneumovirus in children in Bogotá, Colombia

HMPV positive

PICU (n = 12)

NO PICU (n = 10)

P

Age

0.27

 Under 1 year

5 (41.6%)

2 (20%)

 1–2 years

2 (16.7%)

0 (0%)

 2–5 years

2 (16.7%)

4 (40%)

 Over 5 years

3 (25%)

4 (40%)

Sex

0.39

 Male

8 (66.7%)

4 (40%)

 Female

4 (33.3%)

6 (60%)

Comorbidities

 None

2 (16.7%)

2 (20%)

1.0

 Kidney disease

2 (16.7%)

2 (20%)

1.0

 Liver disease

2 (16.7%)

1 (10%)

1.0

 Heart disease

1 (8.3%)

0 (0%)

0.2

 Transplant

0 (0%)

2 (20%)

0.2

 Prematurity

3 (25%)

0 (0%)

0.48

 Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

2 (16.7%)

0 (0%)

1.0

 Metabolic disease

1 (8.3%)

0 (0%)

1.0

 Primary immunodeficiency

1 (8.3%)

0 (0%)

0.03

 Cancer

0 (0%)

4 (40%)

 

Nutritional status

0.59

 Severe malnutrition

3 (25%)

1 (10%)

 Malnutrition

2 (16.7%)

2 (20%)

 Normal

6 (50%)

7 (70%)

 Overweight

1 (8.3%)

0 (0%)

 Obesity

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Diagnoses

0.07

 Pneumonia

7 (58.3%)

3 (30%)

 ARDS

3 (25%)

0 (0%)

 Bronchiolitis

1 (8.3%)

2 (20%)

 Recurrent wheezing

1 (8.3%)

1 (10%)

 Rhinopharyngitis

0 (0%)

4 (40%)

Viral coinfection

4 (33.3%)

1 (10%)

0.32

Bacterial coinfection

6 (50%)

1 (10%)

0.16