Table 4 Clinical presentations of patients infected with individual respiratory viruses
From: Respiratory viruses in children hospitalized for acute lower respiratory tract infection in Ghana
| Â | Â | Respiratory Viruses | Â | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical Presentation | RSV (n = 18) | Adv (n = 13) | PIV-1 (n = 1) | PIV-3 (n = 3) | Flu B (n = 1) |
Temperature median(IQR) | 38(37.7-38.2) | 37.9(37.4-38.5) | 37.5(37.5-37.5) | 38.6(38.2-39) | 38.8(38.8-38.8) |
Duration of illness median(IQR) | 4(3-5) | 3 ((2-6) | 4(4-4) | 3((2-4) | 6(6-6) |
Sex (male) n(%) | 13(72.2) | 9(69.2) | 1(100.0) | 1(33.3) | 1(100) |
Tachypnoea n(%) | 11(61.1) | 7(53.9) | 0 | 2(66.7) | 1(100) |
Chest recessions n(%) | 17(94.4) | 12(92.3) | 1(100.0) | 3(100) | 1(100) |
Wheeze n(%) | 9(50.0) | 8(61.5) | 0 | 3(100) | 1(100) |
Cyanosis n(%) | 1(5.6) | 3 (23.1)a | 0 | 3(100) | 1(100) |
Poor feeding n(%) | 8(44.4) | 1(7.7)b | 0 | 1(33.3) | 0 |
Diarrhea n(%) | 1(5.6) | 1(7.7) | 0 | 3(100) | 0 |
Vomiting n(%) | 6 (33.3) | 1(7.7) | 0 | 3(100) | 0 |
Severe Pneumonia n(%) | 9(50.0) | 9(69.2) | 1(100.0) | 3(100) | 1(100) |
Very severe Pneumonia n (%) | 9(50.0) | 4(30.8) | 0 | 3(100) | 0 |