Table 2

Main demographical and clinical features of infants with bronchiolitis

SARS-CoV-2-positive bronchiolitis (n=16)SARS-CoV-2-negative bronchiolitis (n=298)P value
Age in months, median (IQR)4 (3–4)5 (2–8)0.18
Male sex, n (%)11 (68.7)193 (64.8)0.75
Weight in kg, median (IQR)6.2 (5–7.3)6.5 (4.7–8.2)0.40
History of prematurity, n (%)2 (12.5)47 (15.8)1.0*
Presence of at least one comorbidity, n (%)1 (6.3)45 (15.1)0.48*
Chronic pulmonary disease1 (6.2)18 (6.0)1.0*
Congenital heart disease0 (0.0)17 (5.7)1.0*
Genetic syndrome0 (0.0)11 (3.7)1.0*
Other0 (0.0)22 (7.4)0.61*
Positivity for at least one other virus, n (%)1 (6.3)40 (13.4)0.62*
Rhinovirus1 (6.3)27 (9.0)
Adenovirus06 (2.0)
Parainfluenza virus04 (1.3)
Coronavirus NL6303 (1.0)
Metapneumovirus02 (0.7)
Respiratory syncytial virus01 (0.3)
Bocavirus01 (0.3)
Enterovirus03 (1.0)
SARS-CoV-2-positive parents, n (%)
 Both parents7 (43.8)3 (1.0)<0.0001*
 Father0 (0.0)1 (0.3)
 Mother3 (18.7)5 (1.7)
  • *Fisher’s exact test.