Table 1 Demographic characteristics by number of respiratory pathogens detected
From: Diagnostic value of respiratory virus detection in symptomatic children using real-time PCR
Number of pathogens detected | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total pathogens | |
Number of patients (%) | 47 (26.5) | 83 (46.9) | 38 (21.5) | 8 (4.5) | 1 (0.6) | 177 (100) |
Median age (months, range) | 24 (0–192) | 4 (0–153) | 7 (1–77) | 14 (2–52) | 9 | 8 (0–192) |
Male (%) | 20 (42.6) | 46 (55.4) | 27 (71.1) | 5 (62.5) | 0 (0) | 98 (55.4) |
Underlying medical conditions (%) | 13 (27.7) | 17 (20.5) | 4 (10.5) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0) | 35 (19.8) |
Supplemental oxygen requirement (%) | 8 (17.4) | 31 (37.3) | 14 (36.8) | 5 (62.5) | 0 (0) | 58 (33.0) |
Intensive care unit admission (%) | 1 (2.1) | 3 (3.6) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (2.8) |
Mean duration of hospitalization (days) | 4.0 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 0 | 4.5 |
Prematurity (%) | 6 (12.8) | 16 (19.3) | 3 (7.9) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0) | 26 (14.7) |