Table 3.
The bacterial and viral aetiology of the enrolled patients
|
Number of patients (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Case category |
Age group |
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|
Total |
CAP |
NPLRTI |
15–64 years |
≥ 65 years |
|
| (n = 323) | (n = 154) | (n = 169) | (n = 237) | (n = 93) | |
| Bacterial culture No. tested |
289 |
135 |
154 |
209 |
80 |
| No. positive |
43(15) |
22(16) |
21(14) |
31(15) |
12(15) |
| S. pneumoniae |
8(3) |
4(3) |
4(3) |
6(3) |
2(3) |
| M. catarrhalis |
5(2) |
3(2) |
2(1) |
4(2) |
1(1) |
| H. influenza |
10(3) |
5(4) |
5(3) |
8(4) |
2(3) |
| S. aureus |
11(4) |
3(2) |
8(5) |
9(4) |
2(3) |
| P. aeruginosa |
4(1) |
4(3) |
0 |
1(0) |
3(4) |
| K. pneumonia |
5(2) |
3(2) |
2(1) |
3(1) |
2(3) |
| Bacterial PCR No. tested |
286 |
135 |
154 |
209 |
80 |
| No. positive |
132 (46) |
61 (45) |
71 (47) |
104 (46) |
28 (45) |
| H. influenza |
79 (28) |
37 (27) |
42 (28) |
63 (28) |
16 (26) |
| S. pneumonia |
65 (23) |
31 (23) |
34 (23) |
51 (23) |
14 (23) |
|
M. catarrhalis |
15 (5) |
8 (6) |
7 (5) |
11 (5) |
4 (6) |
| Respiratory viruses No. tested |
357 |
167 |
190 |
264 |
93 |
| No. positive |
73 (20) |
27 (16) |
46 (24) |
59 (22) |
14 (15) |
| Influenza A |
32 (9) |
10 (6) |
22 (12) |
26 (10) |
6 (6) |
| Influenza B |
13 (4) |
5 (3) |
8 (4) |
13 (5) |
0 |
| Rhinovirus |
22 (6) |
9 (5) |
13 (7) |
16 (6) |
6 (6) |
| Adenovirus |
3 (1) |
3 (2) |
0 |
3 (1) |
0 |
| RSV |
4 (1) |
1 (1) |
3 (2) |
2 (1) |
2 (2) |
| Viral-bacterial co-infection | 57 (18) | 26 (17) | 31 (19) | 45 (19) | 12 (14) |