Table 2.
Organism-specific prevalence and quantification of load in cases and controls from nasopharyngeal samples
|
Prevalence of organism |
Quantification of organism (median [IQR]; log10copies per mL) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case (N=284) | Control (N=412) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Case | Control | |
| Bacteria | |||||
| Bordetella pertussis | 6 (2%) | 1 (0%) | 11·08 (1·33–92·54) | 7·38 (4·95–9·84) | 8·36 (8·36–8·36) |
| Haemophilus influenzae type b | 4 (1%) | 5 (1%) | 1·08 (0·28–4·10) | 5·32 (4·18–6·14) | 5·87 (5·26–6·22) |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 10 (4%) | 14 (3%) | 1·20 (0·54–2·78) | 4·61 (3·73–5·16) | 5·22 (4·21–6·61) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 81 (28%) | 142 (35%) | 0·70 (0·48–1·02) | 4·59 (3·47–5·57) | 5·12 (3·71–6·42) |
| H influenzae | 152 (54%) | 164 (40%) | 1·67 (1·20–2·30) | 6·57 (5·53–7·31) | 6·53 (5·75–7·26) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 168 (60%) | 237 (58%) | 1·07 (0·76–1·48) | 6·07 (5·31–6·62) | 6·03 (5·08–6·65) |
| Moraxella catarrhalis | 214 (75%) | 292 (71%) | 1·19 (0·82–1·74) | 6·58 (5·79–7·20) | 7·03 (6·40–7·50) |
| Viruses | |||||
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 66 (23%) | 17 (4%) | 8·05 (4·21–15·38) | 6·77 (5·75–7·68) | 4·37 (3·55–5·05) |
| Influenza (types A, B, and C) | 32 (11%) | 11 (3%) | 4·13 (2·06–8·26) | 3·84 (2·62–5·29) | 4·38 (2·73–6·34) |
| Parainfluenza (types 1, 2, 3, and 4) | 35 (12%) | 26 (6%) | 2·03 (1·20–3·42) | 5·44 (3·86–7·08) | 4·29 (3·44–5·37) |
| Adenovirus | 53 (19%) | 41 (10%) | 2·15 (1·31–3·53) | 5·38 (3·54–6·70) | 5·16 (4·06–5·74) |
| Metapneumovirus | 29 (10%) | 44 (11%) | 1·12 (0·67–1·88) | 5·57 (4·56–6·50) | 4·98 (4·33–5·72) |
| Bocavirus | 37 (13%) | 32 (8%) | 2·29 (1·25–4·17) | 4·34 (3·79–5·22) | 4·23 (3·43–5·27) |
| Cytomegalovirus | 151 (53%) | 177 (43%) | 1·57 (1·11–2·21) | 4·98 (4·10–5·62) | 4·99 (4·41–5·60) |
| Coronavirus (NL63,229E, OC43, and HKU1) | 33 (12%) | 43 (10%) | 1·20 (0·75–1·97) | 6·58 (4·22–7·74) | 5·38 (4·07–7·21) |
| Enterovirus | 37 (13%) | 57 (14%) | 0·93 (0·58–1·49) | 3·75 (2·98–5·31) | 4·02 (3·45–5·27) |
| Rhinovirus | 100 (35%) | 161 (39%) | 0·87 (0·63–1·20) | 4·12 (3·43–4·91) | 4·38 (3·59–5·13) |
| Fungi | |||||
| Pneumocystis jirovecii | 44 (16%) | 122 (30%) | 0·35 (0·22–0·55) | 4·10 (3·69–4·78) | 4·08 (3·69–4·78) |