Volume 9, Number 6—June 2003
Research
Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Hospitalized Children1
Table 2
Signs and symptoms by type of viral infection
Signs and symptoms | % HMPV, n=12 | % HRSV, n=118 | % Influenza A, n=49 | % Single virus, n=141 | % Multiple viruses, n=23 | % No virus detected, n=44 | % Total; n=208 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fever |
67 |
57 |
78 |
60 |
74 |
57 |
61 |
Cough |
100 |
99 |
96 |
98 |
100 |
90 |
97 |
Rhinorrhea |
92 |
91 |
84 |
87 |
96 |
96 |
90 |
Retractions |
92 |
95 |
82 |
89 |
96 |
89 |
89 |
Wheezing |
83 |
65 |
57 |
59 |
83 |
71 |
64 |
Lacrymation |
25 |
31 |
31 |
33 |
26 |
25 |
30 |
Diarrhea |
8 |
17 |
27 |
17 |
22 |
23 |
19 |
Vomiting |
25 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
2 |
7 |
Other | 0 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
aHMPV, human metapneumovirus; HRSV, human respiratory syncytial virus. Given the small number of HMPV cases, the results only suggest trends, as no statistical comparison reached significance.
1This study was presented in part at the 42nd International Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, September 27, 2002, San Diego, California.