Table 3 Clinical observations in RV-positive children with LRTI
Other virus (%) (n = 126) | RV-positive (%) (n = 55) | p-value a | RV single infection (%) (n = 34) | p-value a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia | 120 (94.5) | 51 (92.7) | 0.488 | 30 (88.32 | 0.131 |
Cough | 121 (96.0) | 50 (90.9) | 0.165 | 32 (94.1) | 0.628 |
Nasal flaring | 65 (51.6) | 19 (34.5) | 0.034 | 10 (29.4) | 0.047 |
Grunting on exhalation | 29 (23.0) | 8 (14.5) | 0.194 | 6 (17.6) | 0.502 |
Intercostal retraction | 111 (88.1) | 45 (81.8) | 0.260 | 28 (82.4) | 0.378 |
Xiphoid retraction | 68 (54.0) | 14 (25.5) | 0.0001 | 10 (29.4) | 0.011 |
Thoracoabdominal dissociation | 51 (40.5) | 24 (43.6) | 0.691 | 12 (35.3) | 0.583 |
Fever > =38 | 37 (29.4) | 25 (45.5) | 0.036 | 17 (50.1) | 0.024 |
Increased respiratory rate - tachypneab | 94 (75.2) | 49 (89.1) | 0.037 | 32 (94.1) | 0.0001 |