Table 1 Characteristics of the 12 patients infected by RSV during the outbreak
From: Molecular investigation of a RSV outbreak in a geriatric hospital
Characteristics | ||
Age: Median/Mean (Range) (years) | 88 / 89 (75–99) | |
Men/Women | 2 / 10 | |
Comorbidities | ||
Undernutrition a | 3 | (25%) |
Active smoking | 1 | (8%) |
Respiratory virus disease over the previous year | 1 | (8%) |
Co-infection | 1 | (8%) |
Dementia | 2 | (17%) |
Chronic Heart Disease | 6 | (50%) |
Chronic Respiratory Disease | 2 | (17%) |
Diabetes | 3 | (25%) |
Active neoplasia or diagnosed over the previous year | 2 | (17%) |
Clinical presentation and outcome | ||
Fever b | 3 | (25%) |
Neutrophilia c | 1 | (8%) |
Serum CRP concentration above 5 mg/L | 8 | (67%) |
Acute change in mental status from baseline | 3 | (25%) |
URTI d | 3 | (25%) |
LRTI e | 7 | (58%) |
Cough | 6 | (50%) |
Hypoxemia | 4 | (33%) |
Decompensation of underlying conditions g | 3 | (25%) |
Death | 2 | (17%) |
Treatments | ||
Oxygeno therapy f | 3 | (25%) |
Antibiotics h | 1 | (8%) |
Beta 2 mimetics (aerosol) | 5 | (42%) |
Corticosteroids | 1 | (8%) |