Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the included infants
From: Usefulness of rapid molecular tests in pediatric respiratory tract infections
No swab | Swab | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 174 | 212 | |||
Age in months (mean, SD) | 45 | 40.2 | 45 | 36 | 0.842 |
Class of age | 0.839 | ||||
< 12 months | 68 | 39.1 | 85 | 40.1 | |
> 12 months | 106 | 60.9 | 127 | 59.9 | |
Sex (n,%) | 0.631 | ||||
Female | 77 | 44.3 | 99 | 46.7 | |
Male | 97 | 55.7 | 113 | 53.3 | |
N symptoms (median, Q1-Q3) | 3 | 3–4 | 3 | 3–4 | 0.623 |
Symptoms (n,%) | |||||
Fever > 38° | 142 | 81.6 | 174 | 82.1 | 0.906 |
Rhinitis | 95 | 54.6 | 124 | 58.5 | 0.442 |
Earache | 9 | 5.2 | 19 | 9.0 | 0.172 |
Pharyngitis | 75 | 43.1 | 108 | 50.9 | 0.125 |
Cough | 114 | 65.5 | 134 | 63.2 | 0.638 |
Lower respiratory tract symptoms | 19 | 10.9 | 23 | 10.8 | 0.999 |
Loss of appetite | 97 | 55.7 | 96 | 45.3 | 0.041 |
Vomit | 26 | 14.9 | 22 | 10.4 | 0.215 |
Diarrhea | 24 | 13.8 | 25 | 11.8 | 0.645 |
Hospitalization (n,%) | 137 | 78.7 | 155 | 73.1 | 0.200 |