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Table 3 Clinical characteristics of HBoV-positive patients

From: Detection of human bocavirus from children and adults with acute respiratory tract illness in Guangzhou, southern China

Characteristics

Single HBoVa

Co-pathogens

Total

p valuesb

Patients No.

37

28

65

 

Cough

34 (91.9)

27 (96.4)

61 (93.8)

0.451

Fever (≥38°C)

24 (64.9)

20 (71.4)

44 (67.7)

0.575

Abnormal pulmonary breathing sound c

23 (62.2)

12 (42.9)

35 (53.8)

0.122

Dyspnea

19 (51.4)

11 (39.3)

30 (46.2)

0.334

Expectoration

17 (45.9)

9 (32.1)

26 (40.0)

0.261

Snivel

13 (35.1)

10 (35.7)

23 (35.4)

0.961

Pneumonia

6 (16.2)

13 (46.4)

19 (29.2)

0.008

Rhinobyon

5 (13.5)

9 (32.1)

14 (21.5)

0.070

Vomiting

3 (8.1)

3 (10.7)

6 (9.2)

0.719

Sneeze

3 (8.1)

2 (7.1)

5 (7.7)

0.885

Pharyngeal discomfort d

3 (8.1)

2 (7.1)

5 (7.7)

0.885

Poor appetite

3 (8.1)

1 (3.6)

4 (6.2)

0.451

Chill

3 (8.1)

0 (0)

3 (4.6)

0.123

Diarrhea

1 (2.7)

2 (7.1)

3 (4.6)

0.398

Lung markings increasing

1 (2.7)

1 (3.6)

2 (3.1)

0.841

Headache

1 (2.7)

1 (3.6)

2 (3.1)

0.841

Myodynia

2 (5.4)

0 (0)

2 (3.1)

0.211

Debilitation

1 (2.7)

1 (3.6)

2 (3.1)

0.841

Herpangina

1 (2.7)

0 (0)

1 (1.5)

0.381

Swirl

1 (2.7)

0 (0)

1 (1.5)

0.381

  1. aData are No. (%) of each group, percentages sum to >100% because some patients had >1 diagnosis.
  2. bStatistical difference between "Single HBoV" and "Co-pathogens"
  3. cIncluding phlegm rale, wheeze rale, bubbling rale, moist rale, and rhonchi.
  4. dIncluding pharyngeal dryness, pharyngalgia, and trachyphonia.
  5. Co-pathogens: co-detected with other 16 potential pathogens.
  6. Single HBoV: detected with single HBoV, without other 16 potential pathogens.