Respiratory Presentation of Pediatric Patients in the 2014 Enterovirus D68 Outbreak

Table 1

Characteristics of hospitalized children testing positive for EV-D68 ().

Patient characteristics	(%)
Age
<2	5 (15)
2–4	7 (21)
5–9	13 (38)
10–14	5 (15)
>15	4 (12)
Gender
Male	19 (56)
Past medical history
History of parent reported wheeze, but otherwise; healthy	18 (53)
Medical comorbidities aside from wheeze	11 (32)
Healthy (no wheeze or medical comorbidities)	5 (15)
Prior presentations to hospital for respiratory distress
None	12 (35)
Emergency room only	10 (30)
Admitted to hospital	12 (35)
Admitted to ICU	5 (15)

Medical comorbidities include children with congenital heart disease, chromosomal abnormalities, aspiration lung disease, dysautonomia, prematurity, and cerebral palsy.