Table 4.
Pathogens | Spring (%) N = 316 | Summer (%) N = 295 | Autumn (%) N = 227 | Winter (%) N = 366 | X 2 | P |
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MP | 121 (38.29) | 133 (45.08) | 107 (47.14) | 130 (35.52) | 11.067 | 0.011 |
INFB | 30 (9.49) | 14 (4.75) | 20 (8.81) | 21 (5.74) | 7.296 | 0.063 |
PIVs | 23 (7.28) | 12 (4.07) | 15 (6.61) | 8 (2.19) | 11.651 | 0.009 |
RSV | 14 (4.43) | 3 (1.02) | 6 (2.64) | 17 (4.64) | 8.408 | 0.038 |
ADV | 4 (1.27) | 6 (2.03) | 1 (0.44) | 2 (0.55) | ||
LP1 | 2 (0.63) | 4 (1.36) | 3 (1.32) | 2 (0.55) | ||
CP | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.34) | 3 (1.32) | 0 (0.00) | ||
COX | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.44) | 0 (0.00) | ||
INFA | 1 (0.32) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
MP: Mycoplasma pneumonia; INFB: Influenza B; PIVs: Parainfluenza 1, 2 and 3; RSV: Respiratory syncytial virus; ADV: Adenovirus; LP1: Legionella pneumophilaserogroup 1; CP: Chamydophila pneumonia; COX: Coxiellaburnetii; INFA: Influenza A.
Spring includes Mar, Apr, and May; summer includes Jun, Jul, and Aug; autumn includes Sep, Oct and Nov; winter includes Jan, Feb and Dec.