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. 2015 Feb 10;15:113. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1422-1

Table 4.

The positive percentages of pathogens isolated from different seasons with PneumoslideIgM test

Pathogens Spring (%) N = 316 Summer (%) N = 295 Autumn (%) N = 227 Winter (%) N = 366 X 2 P
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.