Volume 9, Number 3—March 2003
Dispatch
Human Metapneumovirus in Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis
Table
Characteristics of infants with severe bronchiolitisa
Pt. no. | Age (weeks) | Weight (kg) | Predisposing factors | RSV | hMPV | Days of illness before BAL | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
3 |
3.5 |
None |
NP-4 |
+ |
8 |
|||||
2b |
48 |
6.6 |
Premature, BPD |
– |
+ |
6 |
|||||
3 |
18 |
7.5 |
None |
NP-4 |
+ |
7 |
|||||
4 |
35 |
6.0 |
Cardiac, genetic |
– |
+ |
7 |
|||||
5 |
11 |
2.8 |
Premature |
NP-4 |
+ |
6 |
|||||
6 |
21 |
5.5 |
Premature |
NP-4 |
+ |
4 |
|||||
7 |
3 |
2.3 |
Premature |
– |
– |
7 |
|||||
8 |
5 |
2.5 |
Premature |
NP-4 |
+ |
3 |
|||||
9 |
18 |
5.1 |
Premature, cardiac |
NP-2 |
– |
6 |
|||||
10 |
11 |
5.7 |
None |
NP-4 |
+ |
10 |
|||||
11 |
21 |
7.5 |
None |
NP-2 |
+ |
9 |
|||||
12 |
9 |
2.0 |
Premature |
NP-4 |
– |
3 |
|||||
13b |
16 |
4.4 |
Premature, cardiac |
NP-2 |
– |
3 |
|||||
14 |
7 |
2.6 |
Premature |
NP-3 |
+ |
5 |
|||||
15 |
15 |
2.8 |
Premature |
NP-4 |
+ |
5 |
|||||
16 |
4 |
4.0 |
None |
NP-4 |
+ |
2 |
|||||
17 |
7 |
4.3 |
None |
NP-4 |
+ |
5 |
|||||
18 |
12 |
3.2 |
Premature, cardiac |
NP-4 |
– |
6 |
|||||
19 |
12 |
5.4 |
None |
– |
+ |
13 |
|||||
20 |
5 |
3.2 |
None |
NP-4 |
+ |
7 |
|||||
21 |
5 |
2.8 |
Premature |
NP-2 |
– |
5 |
|||||
22 |
9 |
4.7 |
Cardiac |
NP-4 |
– |
8 |
|||||
23b |
22 |
5.7 |
Genetic |
NP-4 |
+ |
4 |
|||||
24 |
7 |
3.4 |
Premature |
+ |
+ |
11 |
|||||
25 |
19 |
4.8 |
Premature, BPD |
NP-4 |
– |
6 |
|||||
26 |
13 |
3.4 |
Premature |
NP-4 |
+ |
6 |
|||||
27 |
8 |
2.5 |
Premature |
NP-4 |
+ |
6 |
|||||
28 |
29 |
3.5 |
Premature, BPD |
– |
+ |
6 |
|||||
29 |
3 |
4.1 |
None |
NP-4 |
– |
5 |
|||||
30 | 5 | 4.1 | None | – | + | 5 |
aAbbreviations used: Pt., patient; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; hMPV, human metapneumovirus; BPD: bronchopulmonary dysplasia; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; NP, nucleoprotein genotype.
bDied.