Table 4. Pathogen detection between asthma inpatients (exacerbation) and stable outpatients (%).
| Asthma attack inpatients | Stable outpatients | |
|---|---|---|
| Virus | ||
| Rhinovirus A/B/C | 10.4 | 5.0 |
| Influenza A | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus A | 10.4 | 5.0 |
| Parainfluenza 3 | 8.3 | 10.0 |
| Metapneumovirus | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Enterovirus | 6.3 | 20.0 |
| Parainfluenza 2 | 6.3 | 10.0 |
| Parainfluenza 1 | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus B | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Coronavirus 22 | 2.1 | 5.0 |
| Bacteria | ||
| S. pneumoniae | 18.8* † | 0.0 |
| H. influenzae | 12.5 | 30.0 |
| CNS | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| M. catarrhalis | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| K. pneumoniae | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| H. parainfluenzae | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| B. pertussis | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| C. pneumoniae | 2.1 | 0.0 |
*p < 0.05 by Pearson’s χ2 test
†p < 0.05, by multiple logistic regression analysis.