Signs and symptoms in patients with lower respiratory infection
| Patient ID | Virus identified (method) | Symptoms | Signs | Decline in FEV1 ≥10% | Chest radiograph infiltrate | Lung biopsy |
| VU15# | PIV | Stuffy nose | RR 24 bpm | No | Yes | Yes |
| (Culture/PCR) | Hoarseness | 98.9 F | ||||
| dyspnoea | Rales present | |||||
| Cough | Wheezing | |||||
| VU38 | IA/RSVA | Stuffy nose | RR 24 bpm | Yes | No | NP |
| (PCR) | Hoarseness | 98.6 F | ||||
| Cough | Wheezing | |||||
| VU49 | IA | Stuffy nose | RR 28 bpm | No | No | NP |
| (Culture/PCR) | Sneezing | 98.7 F | ||||
| dyspnoea | Wheezing | |||||
| Cough | ||||||
| VU2# | RSVB | Stuffy nose | RR 32 bpm | No | No | NP |
| (Culture/PCRAntigen/Serol) | Runny nose dyspnoea | 102.5 F Rales present | ||||
| Cough | Rhonchi present | |||||
| Pleuritic chest pain |
ID: identification; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; PIV: parainfluenza virus; RR: respiratory rate breaths·min−1; bpm: beats per minute; F: fahrenheit; IA: influenza A; RSVA: respiratory syncytial virus A; NP: not performed; RSVB: respiratory syncytial virus B; Serol: serology. #: two patients who required hospitalisation and were treated with inhaled ribavirin.