Table 1.
The number of patients with a positive virology or bacteriology result during a 2-year period
| Virology | Bacteriology | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of patients tested | 153 | 401 |
| Total number of samples (samples per patient) | 1111 (7·26) | 1917 (4·78) |
| Number of patients with | ||
| Severe antibody deficiency | 78 | 160 |
| Number of patients with a positive result | 31 (39·7%) | 89 (55·6%) |
| Partial immune deficiency | 15 | 49 |
| Number of patients with a positive result | 4 (26·7%) | 14 (28·6%) |
| No immune deficiency | 60 | 192 |
| Number of patients with a positive result | 11 (18·3%) | 50 (26·0%) |
| χ2 value, P-value | 7·485 *P = 0·0237 | 34·54 ***P < 0·0001 |
The χ2 test was used to compare the number of severe, partial and no deficiency patients with a positive result, for virology and bacteriology tests.
The respiratory virus screen was equivalent to nine samples and the gastrointestinal (GI) virus screen was equivalent to seven samples.