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Table 3 Differences in clinical features and radiological changes between children with severe HAdV pneumonia with and without atopy

From: Epidemiological characteristics, clinical characteristics, and prognostic factors of children with atopy hospitalised with adenovirus pneumonia

Group

Atopic with HAdV (n = 12)

Non-atopic with HAdV (n = 28)

Atopic without HAdV (n = 40)

Clinical features

 Degree of blood oxygen saturation

(78.33 ± 2.35)%

(80.24 ± 3.25)%

(79 ± 2.16)%

 Cases of dyspnea (%)

8 (10%)

6(7.5%)

7(8.75%)

 Duration of fever (day)

7.1 ± 1.1

7.3 ± 0.8

7 ± 0.9

 Duration of hospitalization (day)

9.2 ± 1.5

9.3 ± 0.6

9 ± 1.3

 Cases of wheezing in hospital (%)

8 (10%)ab

4 (5%)

6 (7.5%)a

 Cases of wheezing after discharge (%)

6 (7.5%)ab

2 (2.5%)

4 (5%)a

 Cases of extra-pulmonary complications (%)

16 (20%)

15 (18.75%)

18 (22.5%)

Pulmonary radiological changes

 Cases have small airway lesions (on admission)

9 (11.25%)ab

5 (6.25%)

7 (8.75%)a

 Cases have small airway lesions (a month after discharge)

4 (5%)ab

1 (1.25%)

3 (3.75%)a

  1. aP < 0.05, compare with non-atopic with HAdV group statistically significant. bP < 0.05, compare with atopic without HAdV group statistically significant