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Table 11 Risk of febrile seizures in children 1–2 years old associated with respiratory viruses

From: Snotwatch: an ecological analysis of the relationship between febrile seizures and respiratory virus activity

Virus

75% vs 25% Incidence Risk

99% CI

P-value

Adenovirus

1.01

0.92, 1.10

0.83

hMPV*

1.18

1.03, 1.35

0.0015

Influenza A*

1.52

1.32, 1.75

< 0.0001

Influenza B*

1.25

1.09, 1.42

< 0.0001

Parainfluenza 1

0.95

0.77, 1.16

0.49

Parainfluenza 2

0.91

0.81, 1.04

0.067

Parainfluenza 3

1.08

0.94, 1.25

0.16

Picornavirus

1.04

0.89, 1.21

0.56

RSV*

1.58

1.39, 1.79

< 0.0001

  1. Intercept denotes the estimated number of febrile seizures in this age group per month. Statistically significant viruses are denoted with*. The baseline monthly number of febrile seizures for this subgroup was 14.5
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