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Table 1 Demographic and clinical data for patients with and without human coronavirus infections

From: Coronavirus infections in hospitalized pediatric patients with acute respiratory tract disease

 

HCoV positive patients with characteristic

HCoV negative patients with characteristic

 

Number or median (n = 37)

% or range

Number or median (n = 395)

% or range

Hospitalized

37

100

395

100

Median length of stay (range)

4

(2–17)

4

(1–20)

Fever

14

37.8

112

28

Oxygen support required

17

45.9

280

70.9

Median duration of oxygen support

3

(2–14)

3

(1–13)

Cough

23

62.2

311

78.7

Rhinorrhea

26

70.3

233

59

Conjunctivitis

1

2.7

16

4

Dyspnea

16

43.2

342

86.6

Wheezing

11

29.7

232

58.7

Vomiting

3

8.1

25

6.3

Diarrhea

1

2.7

7

1.8

Bronchitis

2

5.4

9

2.3

Bronchiolitis

21

56.7

349

88.3

Pneumonia

5

13.5

59

14.9

Recurrent wheezing

3

8.1

57

14.4

Asthma

2

8.7

22

5.6

Otitis media

1

2.7

14

3.5

Recurrent breathing/respiration difficulties

6

16.2

106

26.8

LRTIs

26

70.3

373

94.4

  1. Key: HCoV, human coronavirus; LRTIs, lower respiratory tract infections.