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Table 2 Characteristics of children with RSV infection by age group

From: Clinical characterisation and phylogeny of respiratory syncytial virus infection in hospitalised children at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town

 

Age group (months)

Parameter

0 – <1

1– < 3

3– < 6

6 – < 24

≥24

Total

N = 31(%)

N = 84(%)

N = 45(%)

N = 60(%)

N = 6(%)

N = 226(%)

Gender

      

 Male

17(54.8)

46 (54.8)

20 (17.1)

32 (53.3)

2(33.3)

117 (51.8)

 Female

14 (45.2)

38 (45.2)

25 (55.6)

28 (46.7)

4 (66.7)

109 (48.2)

Chest X-ray conclusion

      

 Primary end-point consolidation or pleural effusion

9 (29.0)

27 (32.1)

7 (15.6)

11 (18.3)

2 (33.3)

56 (24.8)

 Other consolidation/infiltrate

21 (67.7)

56 (66.7)

36 (80.0)

47 (78.3)

4 (66.7)

164 (72.6)

 No consolidation/infiltrate/effusion

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

 No X-ray

1 (3.2)

1 (1.2)

2 (4.4)

1 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

5 (2.2)

Weight-for-age Z- score

      

  > +2 (overweight)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.9)

  + 2 to -2 (appropriate)

22 (71.0)

54 (64.3)

21 (46.7)

33 (55.0)

4 (66.7)

134 (59.3)

  < -2 to -3 (moderately underweight)

4 (12.9)

16 (19.0)

8 (17.8)

12 (20.0)

1 (16.7)

41 (18.1)

  < -3 (severely underweight)

5 (16.1)

13 (15.1)

16 (35.6)

14 (23.3)

1 (16.7)

49 (21.7)

HIV status

      

 Unexposed uninfected

21 (67.7)

64 (76.2)

29 (64.4)

45 (76.7)

4 (66.7)

164 (72.6)

 Exposed uninfected

8 (25.8)

18 (21.4)

14 (31.1)

7 (11.7)

0 (0.0)

47 (20.8)

 Infected

1 (3.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.2)

1 (1.7)

1 (16.7)

4 (1.8)

 Unknown

1 (3.2)

2 (2.4)

1 (2.2)

6 (10.0)

1 (16.7)

11 (4.8)

Pre-existing conditions other than HIV infection

      

 Yes

9 (29.0)

30 (35.7

29 (64.4

39 (65.0

6 (100.0)

113(50)

 No

22 (71.0)

54 (64.3)

16 (35.6)

21 (35.0)

0 (0.0)

113(50)