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. 2013 Oct 6;3(2):98–103. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pit061

Table 2.

Respiratory Viruses Detected During 707 Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Episodes

Virus URI Episodes, n (%a) Episodes With Single Virus, n Percentage of AOM Related to Single Virus
HBoV1 172 (24) 44 52%
Adenovirus 164 (23) 50 48%
Rhinovirus 145 (21) 59 25%
RSV 105 (15) 41 44%
Enterovirus 103 (15) 31 32%
Coronavirus 56 (8) 11 45%
hMPV 48 (7) 25 24%
Parainfluenzavirus 43 (6) 26 27%
Influenzavirus 31 (4) 16 31%
Percentage of AOM Overall
Single virus 303 (43) 37%
Combined viruses 239 (34) 41%
Virus-negative 165 (23) 33%
Total 707b 37%

Abbreviations: AOM, acute otitis media; HBoV, human bocavirus; hMPV, human metapneumovirus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; URI, upper respiratory tract infection.

a Percentage of total number of URI episodes.

bTotal number of viruses = 867.