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Table 5 Correlating bronchiolitis severity score to screened viruses and outcome in preterm and term infants

From: Prematurity, a significant predictor for worse outcome in viral bronchiolitis: a comparative study in infancy

Variable

BSS in preterm

P value

BSS in term

P value

Screened virus (mean ± SD)

 h-MPV

11 ± 1.2

0.721

5 ± 3.3

0.329

 RSV

9.7 ± 3.9

0.676

7.4 ± 3.1

0.015

 Adenovirus

9.5 ± 4

0.953

10.3 ± 2.6

0.233

 Para-influenza 3

13 ± 00

0.214

6.7 ± 2.4

0.189

 Influenza A

10 ± 3.4

0.7

13.5 ± 2.1

0.042

 Mixed viral infection

9.8 ± 3.6

0.723

9.2 ± 3.8

0.537

 Co-infection with bacterial

13.7 ± 1.0

< 0.001

13.7 ± 2.0

< 0.001

Outcome (r)a

 Duration of oxygen therapy

0.653

< 0.001

0.721

< 0.001

 Duration of hospital stay

0.644

< 0.001

0.803

< 0.001

 Duration of PICU admission

0.304

0.220

0.310

0.550

  1. P value > 0.05 is statistically insignificant
  2. BSS bronchiolitis severity score
  3. a(r) is coefficient correlation