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Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of the 6 analyzed clusters

From: Multiplex PCR analysis of clusters of unexplained viral respiratory tract infection in Cambodia

Year

2009

2010

2011

2012

province (site code)

Kandal (KD02)

Kampong Speu (KS02)

Kandal (KD02)

Ratanakiri (RK01)

SteungTreng (ST02)

Kratie (KT02)

enrollment period, (day duration)

24-31 Aug (8 d)

12-16 Oct (7 d)

05-18 Mar (14 d)

25 Jul-12 Sep (50 d)

13-16 Feb (4 d)

4 Apr (1 d)

season

Rainy

Rainy

Dry

Rainy

Dry

Dry

number of cases

20

22

11

11

11

10

median age [range]

36.5 [4–71]

11 [2–60]

26 [6–45]

4 [2–5]

19 [18–49]

23 [2–43]

female/male, n (%)

9 (45)/11 (55)

12 (55)/10 (45)

8 (73)/3 (27)

4 (36)/7 (64)

4 (36)/7 (64)

8 (80)/2 (20)

fever present, median (duration day)

4 [2–4]

4 [2–6]

3 [2–4]

4 [2–6]

3 [2–3]

3 [2–5]

virus type detected (n)

EV-D68 (6); HRV-C (4); HRV-A; RSV-B

RSV-B (5); EV-D68; HRV-A; HRV-B; HRV-C

ADV; HRV-B

RSV-A (9); CV-B4; EV-D68; HCoV-OC43; HRV-C

HRV-B (3); HCoV-OC43

HRV-A (3); HRV-C; HCoV-229E

Symptoms

      

headache, n (%)

18 (90)

21 (95.5)

11 (100)

7 (63.5), 4 NA‡

11 (100)

10 (100)

cough, n (%)

18 (90)

22 (100)

11 (100)

11 (100)

8 (73)

5 (50)

malaise, n (%)

15 (75)

21 (95.5)

4 (36.5)

11 (100)

0

0

chills, n (%)

0

21 (95.5)

5 (45.5)

3 (27.5)

7 (63.5)

2 (20)

muscle ache n (%)

3 (15)

0

1 (9)

0, 4 NA

0

7 (70)

joint pain, n (%)

8 (40)

0

1 (9)

0, 6 NA

2 (18)

1 (10)

seizure, n (%)

0

0

0

1 (9)

0

0

sore throat, n (%)

12 (60)

4 (18)

11 (100)

3 (27.5), 8 NA

1 (9)

6 (60)

shortness of breath, n (%)

0

0

0

10 (91)

0

0

nausea, n (%)

0

0

0

9 (82)

0

0

vomiting, n (%)

1 (5)

0

10 (91)

8 (73)

0

0

abdominal cramps, n (%)

1 (5)

0

2 (18)

1 (9), 4 NA

0

0

Site Diagnosis*

      

pharyngitis, n (%)

11 (55)

3 (13.5)

10 (91)

0

0

0

influenza, n (%)

7 (35)

5 (23)

1 (9)

0

0

7 (70)

pneumonia, n (%)

1 (5)

0

0

11 (100)

0

0

bronchitis, n (%)

0

1 (4.5)

0

0

0

0

upper respiratory infection, n (%)

0

13 (59)

0

0

0

0

malaria, n (%)

0

0

0

0

11 (100)

3 (30)

other, n (%)

1 typhoid fever

0

0

0

0

0

  1. ‡NA = Not available; HRV-A/B/C = human rhinovirus type A/ B/C; EV-D68 = enterovirus D68; HCoV = human coronavirus; ADV = adenovirus; RSV-A/B = respiratory syncytial virus A/B; CV-B4 = coxsackievirus B4.
  2. *all samples tested negative for influenza virus, dengue virus and Plasmodium spp.in laboratory assays.