Table 2 Medical care Timelines and Clinical Characteresitic of 25 patents with confirmed A (H7N9) virus infection in Guangzhou

Time from illness onset to first medical care (days)

1

0–7

1.5 (0–6)

1 (0–7)

0.972

0.5 (0–4)

2 (0–7)

0.059

Time from illness onset to hospitalization (days)

4

0–14

4.5 (0–14)

4 (0–7)

0.783

3.5 (0–7)

5 (0–14)

0.109

Time from illness onset to Confirmation (days)

7

1–14

7 (3–14)

7 (1–13)

0.075

6 (1–13)

7 (3–14)

0.485

Time from illness onset to oseltamivir treatment (days)

5

0–11

6 (0–11)

4 (0–8)

0.802

4 (0–7)

6 (0–11)

0.024

Time of sustained viral shedding^a (days)

3

1–21

2 (2–11)

3 (1–16)

0.42

3 (2–13)

2 (0–21)

0.199

Time from illness onset to development of ARDS (days)

7

2–14

7.5 (2–14)

7 (6–8)

0.661

Time from illness onset to development of death (days)

10

2–70