Clinical features
Symptoms:
- cough – usually, their cough is the predominant complaint and the sputum is clear or yellowish, although sometimes it can be purulent
- purulent sputum does not correlate with bacterial infection or antibiotic use
- may be pleuritic or retrosternal pain
Signs:
- often no clinical signs
- possible signs include coarse crepitations, wheeze, rales, rhonchi
- tachycardia may be present reflective fever as well as dehydration secondary to viral illness
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