Viral Aetiology in Adults with Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in Jinan, Northern China

Table 1

Main clinical symptoms and blood test values of 596 patients tested.

Age (median; range)	31 (14–88)
Gender (M/F)	304/292
Body temperature (median; range)	38.61 (38–41)
Patients with clinical symptoms	Cases
Fever	521
Headache	286
Sore throat	228
Chills	150
Nasal discharge	121
Cough	113
Muscle soreness	61
Sneeze	61
Trembling	60
Arthralgia	42
Expectoration	32
Nausea	22
Diarrhea	19
Tears	17
Vomiting	11
Blood test	Value
WBCs (median; range), 10e9/L	8.22 (1.39–29.1)
LYM (median; range) 10e9/L	1.47 (0.17–24.2)
NEU (%) (median; range)	70.77 (1.89–91.5)
LYM (%) (median; range)	17.09 (0.173–80)
HGB (median; range) g/L	139.05 (13.5–184)
PLT (median; range) 10e9/L	221.83 (18.4–671)

WBCs: white blood cells; LYM: lymphocytes; NEU: neutrophils; HGB: haemoglobin; PLT: platelet.