Research Article
Respiratory Presentation of Pediatric Patients in the 2014 Enterovirus D68 Outbreak
Table 3
Hospital course of pediatric inpatients with EV-D68.
| | Hospital course | (%) |
| | Location of initial admission | | | Pediatric intensive care unit | 10 (29) | | Inpatient ward | 24 (71) |
| | Maximal respiratory support | | | No oxygen | 11 (32) | | Low flow oxygen | 13 (38) | | High flow oxygen | 7 (21) | | BiPAP | 2 (6) | | Adjusted home tracheostomy settings | 1 (3) |
| | Therapeutic modalities | | | Systemic corticosteroids | 30 (88) | | Systemic antimicrobials | 16 (47) | | Magnesium sulfate bolus | 13 (38) | | Aminophylline infusion | 4 (12) |
| | Corticosteroid use | | | Methylprednisolone IV | 14 (47) | | Dexamethasone or prednisolone PO | 16 (53) |
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