11 November 2023 : Clinical Research
Comparative Analysis of Symptomatology in Hospitalized Children with RSV, COVID-19, and Influenza Infections
Weronika M. Balas1BCDEF, Andrzej Śliwczyński
2CDE, Paweł Olszewski3ACDE, Izabela Gołębiak3CDE, Adam J. Sybilski 14ACDEF*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941229
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941229
Table 3 Comparison of symptom prevalence between different diagnoses.
| RSV | Influenza | COVID-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fever | − | ++ | + |
| Cough | ++ | + | + |
| Nasal discharge | − | + | ++ |
| Nasal blockage | ++ | − | − |
| Presence of dyspnoea | ++ | − | − |
| Auscultatory changes | ++ | − | − |
| Reddened throat | − | ++ | − |
| (−) – sporadic; (+) – common; (++) – the most common. | |||