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Table 4 Correlation between disease severity and symptoms, laboratory/lung radiography results, hospitalization time, diagnosis groups

From: Virological and clinical characterizations of respiratory infections in hospitalized children

Symptoms & laboratory & lung radiography results & hospitalization time & diagnosis groups

Disease severity

Group I

Group II

P

AdV

27 (34.2%)

0

0.000

Flu A & B

11 (14%)

2 (8.3%)

NS

MPV

10 (12.6%)

3 (12.5%)

NS

PIV1-4

16 (20.2%)

4 (16.7%)

NS

RhV

12 (15.2%)

7 (29.2%)

NS

RSV

22 (27.8%)

11 (45.9%)

NS

Coinfection

18 (22.8%)

3 (12.5%)

NS

Single infection

61 (77.2%)

21 (87.5%)

NS

Leukocytosis

15 (19%)

5 (20.8%)

NS

Leukopenia

5 (6.3%)

0

NS

Positive lung radiography

20 (25.3%)

14 (58.4%)

NS

Hospitalization <48 hours

17 (21.5%)

0

0.01

Hospitalization 48–72 hours

29 (36.7%)

6 (25%)

NS

Hospitalization 73–96 hours

17 (21.5%)

4 (16.7%)

NS

Hospitalization 97–120 hours

8 (10.1%)

3 (12.5%)

NS

Hospitalization >120 hours

6 (7.6%)

11 (45.9%)

0.000

Hospitalization >96 hours

20 (25.2%)

15 (62.5%)

0.001

Primarily URTI

41 (51.9%)

0

0.000

Primarily LRTI

38 (48.1%)

24 (100%)

0.000

Bronchiolitis

11 (14%)

5 (20.8%)

NS

Bronchopneumonia

25 (31.6%)

12 (50%)

NS

Asthmatic attack

2 (2.5%)

7 (29.2%)

0.000

  1. NS: Nonsignificant.