Albuterol Use in Children Hospitalized with Human Metapneumovirus Respiratory Infection

Table 1

Characteristics of patients hospitalized with human metapneumovirus infection.

Characteristic	Number (%)
Female gender	80 (40%)
Age group
<6 months	36 (17%)
6–23 months	89 (43%)
2–4 years	51 (25%)
5–12 years	24 (12%)
13–17 years	5 (2%)
18–20 years	2 (1%)
Race/ethnicity
Black	105 (51%)
White	27 (13%)
Hispanic	66 (32%)
Other	9 (4%)
Chronic medical condition	118 (57%)
Asthma	64 (31%)
Chronic lung disease	23 (11%)
Neuromuscular disease	15 (7%)
Cyanotic heart disease	4 (2%)
Prematurity	11 (5%)
Immunosuppression/immunodeficiency; (nontransplant)	7 (3%)
Hemoglobinopathy	9 (4%)

Note: 41 patients had more than one chronic medical condition that predisposed to increased risk of complications from viral illness. Those patients not included in chronic medical conditions were documented as previously healthy in chart review.