Table 2.
Detected dual infections among viral respiratory pathogens as identified by FA and/or real‐time PCR in 40 children with bronchiolitis
Age | RSV+ Adenovirus n (%)1 | RSV + Coronavirus n (%) | RSV+ hMPV n (%) | RSV + PIV n (%) | RSV + Influenza A n (%) | hMPV+ PIV n (%) | hMPV + Adenovirus n (%) | PIV + Adenovirus n (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<6 months (n = 7) | 1 (14) | 3 (43) | 3 (43) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
≥6 to <12 months (n = 16) | 8 (50) | 3 (19) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (19) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) |
≥12 years to <24 months (n = 17) | 8 (47) | 5 (29) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (13) | 0 (0) |
All ages n = 40 | 17 (43) | 11 (28) | 3 (8) | 1 (5) | 1 (3) | 3 (8) | 3 (8) | 1 (3) |
bPercentages are reflective of pathogens detected within a specific age group.