Table 1 Characteristics and incidence of detected viruses in children with LRTI during the year of 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic) compared with the year of 2019 (before COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 (n = 4600) | 2020 (n = 2507) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | |||
Age, median (IQR), m | 14 (1–48) | 2 (0.5–12) | 0.000 |
Male sex, n (%) | 2685 (58) | 1507 (60) | 0.154 |
Length of stay, median (IQR), d | 7 (4–13) | 9 (6–16) | 0.000 |
Intensive care unit admission, n (%) | 1383 (30) | 704 (28) | 0.079 |
Death in the hospital, n (%) | 68 (1.5) | 26 (1.0) | 0.120 |
Detection of viruses, n (%) | |||
RV | 339 (7.37) | 276 (11.01) | 0.000 |
RSV | 304 (6.61) | 114 (4.55) | 0.000 |
PIV3 | 177 (3.85) | 54 (2.15) | 0.000 |
ADV | 135 (2.93) | 4 (0.16) | 0.000 |
FluA | 60 (1.30) | 9 (0.36) | 0.000 |
PIV1 | 37 (0.80) | 4 (0.16) | 0.001 |
FluB | 32 (0.70) | 6 (0.24) | 0.012 |
MPV | 26 (0.57) | 6 (0.24) | 0.050 |
PIV2 | 9 (0.20) | 1 (0.04) | 0.179 |
Total | 1072 (23.30) | 460 (18.35) | 0.000 |