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Table 9 Risk of febrile seizures in children < 1 year old associated with respiratory viruses

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

Virus

95% vs 50% Incidence Risk

99% CI

P-value

Adenovirus

1.03

0.81, 1.30

0.79

hMPV

1.16

0.82, 1.64

0.27

Influenza A

1.13

0.81, 1.58

0.35

Influenza B

1.24

0.93, 1.67

0.054

Parainfluenza 1

1.15

0.73, 1.81

0.43

Parainfluenza 2

1.04

0.77, 1.40

0.73

Parainfluenza 3

0.89

0.61, 1.30

0.42

Picornavirus

0.84

0.64, 1.10

0.096

RSV

1.07

0.76, 1.51

0.63

  1. Intercept denotes the estimated number of febrile seizures in this age group per month. The baseline monthly number of febrile seizures for this subgroup was 4.3
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