Research Article

Patterns of Human Respiratory Viruses and Lack of MERS-Coronavirus in Patients with Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Southwestern Province of Saudi Arabia

Table 4

Clinical symptoms in infected and noninfected patients.

Clinical
symptoms
Infected Non-infected
Number (%)Number (%)

Fever54 (72)65 (60.7)
Cough68 (90.7)96 (89.7)
Runny nose67 (89.3)80 (74.8)
Wheezing17 (22.7)9 (8.4)
Headache36 (48.0)38 (35.5)
Sore throat62 (82.7)88 (82.2)
Difficult breathing8 (10.7)11 (10.3)
Lethargy30 (40.0)27 (25.2)
Nausea10 (13.3)10 (9.3)
Nasal congestion59 (78.6)72 (67.3)
Earache7 (9.3)12 (11.2)

Significant value < 0.05.