Table 2 Clinical characteristics of a representative sample of 519 children aged 2–23 months with different categories of acute lower respiratory infection in 2015 and tested for RSV, PIV and IV, in rural Gambia.
No virus detected & no radiologic pneumonia or bacteremia (N = 185) | ≥1 virus detected & no radiologic pneumonia or bacteremia (N = 274) | Radiologic consolidation with or without viral detection (N = 52) | All selected for viral testing (N = 519) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age 2–11 months | 109 (58.9%) | 180 (65.6%) | 27 (52%) | 321 (61.9%) |
Age 12–23 months | 76 (41.1%) | 94 (34.3%) | 25 (48%) | 198 (38.2%) |
Mean age in months (SD) | 11.3 (5.9) | 10.3 (6.3) | 11.8 (6.5) | 10.8 (6.2) |
Female | 82 (44.3%) | 123 (44.9%) | 29 (56%) | 236 (45.5%) |
Mean respiratory rate per minute (SD) | 53 (10) | 56 (10) | 59 (14) | 55 (11) |
Wheeze | 42 (22.7%) | 96 (35.0%) | 9 (17%) | 150 (28.9%) |
Lower chest wall indrawing | 74 (40%) | 159 (58.0%) | 29 (56%) | 264 (50.9%) |
Mean O2 saturation (SD) | 97.4 (7.0) | 96.7 (3.2) | 94.5 (5.9) | 96.8 (5.2) |
Treated as inpatient | 84 (45.4%) | 159 (58.0%) | 42 (81%) | 291 (56.1%) |
Inpatient death | 1 (<0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (0.6%) |
