Table 3 Clinical characteristics of common HCoV infections: comparison between single detection and viral codetection
Parameter | Total HCoV infections (%, n = 124) | Single HCoV infections (%, n = 40) | HCoV coinfections (%, n = 84) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical symptoms-no. (%) | 0.978 | |||
Cough | 113 (91.1) | 34 (85.0) | 79 (94.0) | 0.081 |
Fever | 73 (58.9) | 25 (62.5) | 48 (57.1) | 0.072 |
Expectoration | 10 (8.1) | 3 (7.5) | 7 (8.3) | 0.081 |
Wheeze | 19 (15.3) | 6 (15.0) | 13 (15.5) | 0.078 |
Haemoptysis | 5 (4.0) | 3 (7.5) | 2 (2.4) | 0.063 |
Rash | 2 (1.6) | – | 2 (2.4) | 0.184 |
Admitting diagnosis-no. (%) | 0.937 | |||
Pneumonia | 55 (44.4) | 19 (47.5) | 36 (42.9) | 0.072 |
Bronchopneumonia | 48 (38.7) | 15 (37.5) | 33 (39.3) | 0.079 |
Mycoplasma pneumonia | 4 (3.2) | 1 (2.5) | 3 (3.6) | 0.094 |
Bronchitis | 5 (4.0) | 1 (2.5) | 4 (4.8) | 0.109 |
Bronchiolitis | 6 (4.8) | 1 (2.5) | 4 (4.8) | 0.120 |
Viral pneumonia | 2 (1.7) | – | 2 (2.4) | 0.184 |
Uncertainty | 4 (3.2) | 3 (7.5) | 1 (1.2) | 0.094 |