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Table 3 Comparison of HRV detection between patients with or without ICS treatment

From: Effects of treatment with corticosteroids on human rhinovirus-induced asthma exacerbations in pediatric inpatients: a prospective observational study

 

All (n = 54)

Non-ICS group (n = 26)

ICS group (n = 28)

p-value

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Viral pathogen detected

45 (83.3%)

23 (88.5%)

22 (78.6%)

0.47

    HRV

33 (61.1%)

21 (80.8%)

12 (42.9%)

0.004*

        HRV-A

16 (29.6%)

9 (34.6%)

7 (25.0%)

0.44

        HRV-B

1 (1.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (3.6%)

1.00

        HRV-C

16 (29.6%)

12 (46.2%)

4 (14.3%)

0.01*

  1. ICS inhaled corticosteroids, HRV human rhinovirus
  2. *p < 0.05 by Chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test between Non-ICS group and ICS group