TABLE 5.
Respiratory virus co-infection in patients with URTI and LRTI
| Viruses | URTI | LRTI | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| n=156 | n=37 | ||
| 1 virus | 121(78) | 25 (68) | 0.21 |
| HRV | 70 (58) | 15 (60) | |
| hCoV | 11 (9) | 0 (0) | |
| hBoV | 0 (0) | 3 (12) | |
| PIV | 13 (11) | 2 (8) | |
| RSV | 13 (11) | 3 (12) | |
| Influenza | 7 (6) | 1 (4) | |
| hADV | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | |
| hMPV | 3 (2) | 1 (4) | |
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| Co-infection¶ 2 viruses |
27 (17) | 9 (24) | 0.35 |
| HRV+PIV | 8 (30) | 2 (22) | |
| HRV+ hBoV | 2 (7) | 2 (22) | |
| HRV+ Influenza | 3 (11) | 0 (0) | |
| HRV+ hCoV | 3 (11) | 1 (11) | |
| HRV +RSV | 3 (11) | 1 (11) | |
| Influenza + hBoV | 2 (7) | 0 (0) | |
| Co-infection ¶ >2 viruses |
8 (5) | 3 (8) | 0.44 |
| hBoV+hCoV+RSV | 1 (<1) | 1 (<1) | |
| hBov+HRV+hMPV | 0 (0) | 1 (<1) | |
Data are no. (%) of patients, unless otherwise indicated. ARI, acute respiratory illness; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; HRV, human rhinovirus; hCoV, human coronavirus; hBoV, human bocavirus; hEV, human enterovirus; PIV, parainfluenza virus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; hADV, human adenovirus; hMPV, human metapneumovirus.
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Only combinations with more than one virus in each group are shown. No bacterial or fungal pathogens were identified with the co-infections.