Volume 10, Number 1—January 2004
Dispatch
Adenovirus Type 7 Genomic-Type Variant, New York City, 1999
Jennifer Ann Marie Calder*
, Dean D. Erdman†, Joel Ackelsberg†‡1, Stephen William Cato*2, Vicki-Jo Deutsch†*, Anthony John Lechich*, and Barbara Susan Schofield*
, Dean D. Erdman†, Joel Ackelsberg†‡1, Stephen William Cato*2, Vicki-Jo Deutsch†*, Anthony John Lechich*, and Barbara Susan Schofield*Table.a
| Clinical characteristic | Confirmed (N = 30) | Suspected (N = 12) |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 13 (43.3) | 5 (41.7) |
| Male | 17 (56.7) | 7 (58.3) |
| Mean age, in y | 9 | 12 |
| Median (range) | 6 (1–32) | 12 (1–25) |
| Fever >38.3°C | 30 (100.0) | 11 (91.7) |
| Increased tracheal secretions | 24 (80.0) | 10 (83.3) |
| Chest congestion | 23 (76.7) | 11 (91.7) |
| Tracheitis | 23 (76.7) | 9 (75.0) |
| Pneumonia | 18 (60.0) | 7 (58.3%) |
| Wheezing | 16 (53.3) | 5 (41.2) |
| Cough | 9 (30) | 4 (33.3) |
| Nasal congestion | 2 (6.7) | 0 |
| Runny nose | 1 (3.3) | 1 (8.3) |
aExcept for age, data are number of patients with the characteristic (%).
