Table 1 Epidemiologic, clinical and virologic characteristics of 193 Manitoban children with Adenovirus LRTI

Female

68 (35%)

Age (mo)

11.1 ± 8.1

Canadian Aboriginal

112 (58%)

History of prematurity (< 37 weeks gestation)

23 (12%)

Hospitalization

128 (66%)

Length of hospitalization (days)^#

5 (1-189)

Clinical findings

fever

128 (67%)

hypoxia

86 (46%)

rales

86 (45%)

wheezing

85 (45%)

conjunctivitis

13 (7%)

otitis media

19 (10%)

vomiting

39 (20%)

diarrhea

38 (20%)

Serotypes^¶

1

40 (22%)

2

53 (29%)

3

37 (20%)

4

6 (3%)

5

18 (10%)

6

5 (3%)

7

24 (13%)

Associated isolates

RSV

11 (6%)

Parainfluenza

6 (3%)

Influenza A

1 (< 1%)

CMV

1 (< 1%)

K. pneumoniae

2 (< 1%)

B. pertussis

1 (< 1%)

Managements

antibiotics

139 (72%)

salbutamol

127 (66%)

oxygen

88 (46%)

steroids

60 (31%)

mechanical ventilation

21 (11%)

Bronchiectasis

8 (4%)