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Table 1. Demographic characteristics of all infants admitted to NCU-11 at the time of PIV-3 viral outbreak
Non- Infected
(n=42)
Infected
(n=7)
P Value
Birth weight (Kg)
Mean
2.61
1.67
0.0093
Median
2.5
1.4
± SD*
0.81
0.82
Gestational age(weeks)
36.86 31
0.0032 37 30
± SD
3.38
4.43
Postnatal age (days)
5.64
60.1
<0.0001
1.0
37.0
10.45
44.57
NCU-II days
2.8 26 14
3.3
36.4
*SD: Standard Deviation
Khalil Al Tawil et al. Parainfluenza Virus Type-3 Outbreak in Level II Neonatal Care Unit: Role of Nursing Infants inside Closed Incubators in the Control of the Viral Outbreak. American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 5, doi: /ajidm-2-5-4
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