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Table 2 Comparison between children with single B. pertussis infection and children with B. pertussis-RSV coinfection in binary logistic regression analysis

From: Clinical impact of respiratory syncytial virus infection on children hospitalized for pertussis

Characteristics

Pertussis Group (n = 37)

Coinfection Group (n = 43)

P value

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Age, months, median (IQR)

4.03 (1.85–5.05)

4.57 (3.40–6.03)

0.753

1.001 (0.997–1.004)

Wheezes on auscultation, n (%)

5 (14%)

17 (40%)

0.034

3.802 (1.106–13.072)

Rales on auscultation, n (%)

5 (14%)

15 (35%)

0.192

2.450 (0.637–9.424)

β-lactam antibiotic use, n (%)

2 (5%)

9 (21%)

0.133

3.925 (0.660–23.337)

Readmission, n (%)

4 (11%)

17 (40%)

0.023

5.835 (1.280–26.610)

Hospital stay, days, median (IQR)

7 (6–10)

10 (7–15)

0.756

1.020 (0.899–1.159)