Molecular Diagnosis of Pneumonia Using Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay RespiFinder® SMART 22 FAST in a Group of Moroccan Infants

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients (December 1, 2016, to May 31, 2018; N = 86).

	n (%)	Positives cases n (%)	Negatives cases n (%)
Functional signs
Dyspnea	82 (95)	67 (81.7)	15 (18.3)	0.4
Cough	58 (67)	47 (81)	11 (19)	0.4
Rhinorrhea	53 (62)	42 (79.2)	11 (10.8)	0.2
Fever	33 (38)	29 (87.9)	4 (12.1)	0.2
Refusal to breastfeed	26 (30)	22 (84.6)	4 (15.4)	0.5
Vomiting	8 (9)	8 (100)	0 (0)	0.2
Diarrhea	2 (2)	2 (100)	0 (0)	0.6
Convulsion	1 (1)	0 (0)	1 (100)	0.1
Physical signs; Tone:
Normal	61 (71)	52 (85.2)	9 (14.8)	0.2
Hypotonic	25 (29)	19 (76)	6 (24)
Polypnea	56 (65)	45 (80.4)	11 (19.6)	0.3
Tachycardia	28 (33)	22 (78.6)	6 (21.4)	0.3
Bradycardia	3 (3)	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)	0.07
MAP: normal	86 (100)
SaO2:
Normal	81 (94)	68 (84)	13 (16)	0.2
Desaturation	5 (6)	3 (60)	2 (40)
CRT:
<3	85 (99)	71 (83)	14 (17)	0.1
>3	0	0	1 (100)
Pallor	6 (7)	5 (83.3)	1 (16.7)	0.7
Cyanosis	16 (19)	13 (81.2)	3 (18.8)	0.5
Jaundice	6 (7)	3 (50)	3 (50)	0.06
Labored breathing
Intercostal recession	38 (60)	30 (78.9)	8 (21.1)	0.4
Supraclavicular recession	34 (54)	30 (88.2)	4 (11.8)	0.1
Suprasternal recession	25 (40)	21 (84)	4 (16)	0.4
Nasal flaring	20 (32)	20 (100)	0	0.006
Rales
Wheezing	28 (32)	24 (85.7)	4 (14.3)	0.4
Rhonchi	33 (38)	25 (75.8)	8 (24.4)	0.1
Crackles	3 (3)	2 (66.7)	1 (33.3)	0.4
Cardiovascular signs
Heart murmur	3 (3)	3 (100)	0	0.5
Abdominal signs
Hepatomegaly	1 (3)	1 (100)	0	0.8

MAP: mean arterial pressure, CRT: capillary refill time.