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. 2013 May 14;10(5):e1001444. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001444

Table 6. Virology results in 202 study participants.

Virus Asymptomatic Participants (n = 112) Symptomatic Participants (n = 90) p-Value
Ct Value, Median (IQR) n (Percent) Ct Value, Median (IQR) n (Percent)
Influenza A virus 20.1 1 (0.9) 23.0 (18.0–33.8) 6 (6.7) 0.03
Influenza B virus Undetectable 0 (0.0) 26.0 1 (1.1) 0.26
Human metapneumovirus 36.7–38.7 2 (1.8) 24.6 (23.0–30.5) 7 (7.8) 0.10
Respiratory syncytial virus A 27.9 1 (0.9) 22.0 (20.0–29.6) 11 (12.2) 0.001
Respiratory syncytial virus B 35.4 1 (0.9) 22.0 (17.3–29.5) 9 (10.0) 0.003
Parainfluenzavirus 1 36.3 (22.0–37.6) 7 (6.3) 25.3 (20.0–26.5) 3 (3.3) 0.34
Parainfluenzavirus 2 35.8 (34.6–35.9) 3 (2.7) 31.1 1 (1.1) 0.43
Parainfluenzavirus 3 20.7. 35.8 2 (1.8) 30.6 (25.1–39.6) 3 (3.3) 0.48
Parainfluenzavirus 4 36.5 (31.9–37.4) 10 (8.9) 38.7 1 (1.1) 0.02
Rhinovirus 26.5 (23.1–31.1) 35 (31.2) 24.7 (22.3–29.4) 17 (18.9) 0.04
Coronavirus 229E Undetectable 0 (0.0) 17.6 1 (1.1) 0.26
Coronavirus OC43 35.6 (28.7–37.3) 5 (4.5) 29.0 (24.1–32.9) 5 (5.6) 0.72
Coronavirus NL63 37.5 (34.8–38.6) 6 (5.4) 27.5 (27.0–38.0) 7 (7.8) 0.49
Bocavirus 30.9 (26.5–34.0) 16 (14.3) 32.0 (28.8–34.0) 3 (3.3) 0.008
Adenovirus 31.9 (27.9–33.8) 17 (15.2) 27.0 (26.2–30.5) 9 (10.0) 0.28

The p-values compare the difference in prevalence between the two participant groups indicated by χ2 test.

Ct value, cycle threshold value; IQR, interquartile range.