Table 1 Demographic characteristics and clinical symptoms associated with hospitalized children (n = 93) suffering from RSV infection
|  | Total number of specimens positive for RSV (n = 405) | Randomly selected specimens for RSV subtyping (n = 93) | RSV subtypes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RSVB | RSVA | ||||||
n | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age group (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 < 1 | 237 (58.5%) | 29 | 31.1 | 19 | 65.5 | 10 | 34.4 |
 1–4 | 132 (32.5%) | 62 | 66.6 | 36 | 58.9 | 26 | 41.9 |
 5–14 | 36 (8.9%) | 2 | 2.1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 217 (53.6%) | 60 | 64.5 | 35 | 58.3 | 25 | 41.6 |
 Female | 188 (46.4%) | 33 | 35.4 | 21 | 63.6 | 12 | 36.3 |
Clinical characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Cough | 388 (95.8%) | 89 | 95.6 | 54 | 60.6 | 35 | 39.3 |
 Sneezing | 184 (45.4%) | 4 | 4.3 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 50 |
 Nasal discharge | 355 (87.6%) | 66 | 70.9 | 41 | 62.1 | 25 | 37.8 |
 Malaise | 207 (51%) | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Sore throat | 178 (43.9%) | 3 | 3.2 | 2 | 66.6 | 1 | 33.3 |
 Myalgia | 169 (41.7%) | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
 Fever | 405 (100%) | 85 | 91.3 | 53 | 62.3 | 32 | 37.6 |