Volume 21, Number 4—April 2015
Letter
Enterovirus D68 Infection, Chile, Spring 2014
Juan P. Torres
, Mauricio J. Farfan, Giannina Izquierdo, Paula Piemonte, Juan Henriquez, and Miguel L. O’Ryan
, Mauricio J. Farfan, Giannina Izquierdo, Paula Piemonte, Juan Henriquez, and Miguel L. O’Ryan
Table
Clinical features of enterovirus–positive patients, Chile, September–October 2013 and 2014*
| Feature | 2013, n = 6 | 2014, n = 27 |
|---|---|---|
| Median age, y (IQR) | 1.6 (0.25–5.0) | 6.0 (2.5–7.0) |
| Male sex, % | 50 | 52 |
| Admitted to hospital, no. | 5 | 24 |
| Admission diagnosis, no. (%) | ||
| Asthmatic crisis | 1 (20) | 16 (67)† |
| Obstructive bronchitis | 2 (40) | 5 (21) |
| Pneumonia | 0 | 2 (8) |
| Other‡ | 2 (40) | 1 (4) |
| Asthma as preexisting condition, no. (%) | 1 (20) | 13 (54) |
| Median oxygen saturation at admission (IQR) | 96 (95.0–98.5) | 91 (88.5–93.5) |
| Admitted to PICU, median no. (%) | 0 | 9 (37) |
| Ventilation support required, no. (%) | 0 | 5 (21) |
| Median days requiring supplemental oxygen (IQR) | 0 (1–4) | 2.5 (1–4.5) |
| Median days in hospital (IQR)§ | 3 (3–7) | 4 (4–6.5) |
*IQR, interquartile range; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit.
†p = 0.07 when considering only hospitalized and p = 0.05 when considering all 6 and 27 enterovirus-positive children, by 1-tailed Fisher exact test.
‡Febrile with seizure (n = 1), fever of unknown origin (n = 1), convulsion in child with epilepsy (n = 1).
§In 2014, one child was transferred to another hospital, and duration of hospital stay is unknown.
Page created: March 17, 2015
Page updated: March 17, 2015
Page reviewed: March 17, 2015
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.