Prevalence of Influenza Viruses A and B, Adenovirus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and Human Metapneumonia Viruses among Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infection

Table 2

Demographic data of all the children admitted with acute respiratory infections.

	Respiratory infection (n = 340)	Viral respiratory infection (n = 179)	HMPV (n = 9)	RSV (n = 11)	INFB (n = 29)	INFA (n = 96)	Ade (n = 84)
Sex
Male	208 (61.20%)	111 (62.01%)	7 (77.77%)	6 (54.54%)	19 (65.51%)	59 (61.45%)	53 (63.09%)
Female	132 (38.80%)	68 (37.98%)	2 (22.22%)	5 (45.45%)	10 (34.48%)	37 (38.54%)	31 (36.90%)
Age
Min	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Maxim	15	15	12	5	9	15	10
Mean ± sd	3.13 ± 2.38	3.30 ± 2.46	3.88 ± 4.04	2.36 ± 1.50	2.82 ± 1.89	3.40 ± 2.71	3.19 ± 2.23
Age groups
<3	151 (44.41%)	75 (41.89%)	5 (55.55%)	6 (54.54%)	13 (44.82%)	42 (43.75%)	38 (45.23%)
3–5	108 (31.76%)	60 (33.51%)	1 (11.11%)	4 (36.36%)	10 (34.48%)	29 (30.20%)	26 (30.95%)
5–10	75 (22.06%)	40 (22.34%)	2 (22.22%)	1 (9.09%)	6 (20.68%)	22 (22.91%)	20 (23.80%)
10–19	6 (1.76%)	4 (2.23%)	1 (11.11%)	0	0	3 (3.12%)	0
History
Underlying disease	16 (4.70%)	11 (6.14%)	0	0	2 (6.89%)	5 (5.20%)	6 (7.14%)
Travel	37 (10.88%)	16 (8.93%)	0	2 (18.18%)	5 (17.24%)	9 (9.37%)	8 (9.52%)
Influenza vaccination	16 (4.70%)	7 (3.91%)	1 (11.11%)	1 (9.09%)	0	5 (5.20%)	2 (2.38%)
Pneumonia	17 (5.00%)	9 (5.02%)	1 (11.11%)	1 (9.09%)	1 (3.44%)	3 (3.12%)	4 (4.76%)
Symptoms
Fever	307 (90.29%)	164 (91.62%)	9 (100%)	11 (100%)	26 (89.65%)	89 (92.70%)	76 (90.47%)
Anorexia	145 (42.64%)	78 (43.57%)	1 (11.11%)	5 (45.45%)	19 (65.51%)	44 (45.83%)	30 (35.71%)
Runny nose	151 (44.41%)	73 (40.78%)	2 (22.22%)	5 (45.45%)	18 (62.06%)	39 (40.62%)	32 (38.09%)
Muscle pain	183 (53.82%)	94 (52.51%)	4 (44.44%)	7 (63.63%)	13 (44.82%)	47 (48.95%)	50 (59.52%)
Sore throat	175 (51.47%)	106 (59.21%)	5 (55.55%)	7 (63.63%)	15 (51.72%)	59 (61.45%)	46 (54.76%)
Headache	78 (22.94%)	41 (22.90%)	1 (11.11%)	1 (9.09%)	8 (27.58%)	25 (26.04%)	15 (17.85%)
Diarrhea	18 (5.29%)	11 (6.14%)	0	1 (9.09%)	2 (6.89%)	7 (7.29%)	4 (4.76%)
Cough	222 (65.29%)	116 (64.80%)	3 (33.33%)	9 (81.81%)	18 (62.06%)	62 (64.58%)	56 (66.66%)
Wheezing	176 (51.76%)	93 (51.95%)	5 (55.55%)	5 (45.45%)	14 (48.27%)	51 (53.12%)	46 (54.76%)
Bronchitis	26 (7.64%)	15 (8.37%)	1 (11.11%)	0	2 (6.89%)	7 (7.29%)	7 (8.33%)
Vomit	15 (4.41%)	8 (4.46%)	0	1 (9.09%)	2 (6.89%)	4 (4.16%)	3 (3.57%)