Table 2. Distribution enteric pathogens involved in coinfections according to the age group in 282 children with viral AGE.
| Subjects/Pathogens | No. (%) | Age group, mon | P* | P† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 6 | 6–23 | 24–59 | ≥ 60 | ||||
| Total | 282 (100.0) | 10 (100.0) | 126 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) | 55 (100.0) | - | - |
| Viral coinfection | 24 (8.5) | 1 (10.0) | 15 (11.9) | 6 (6.6) | 2 (3.6) | 0.261 | 0.059 |
| NoroV + AdenoV | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | ||
| NoroV + RotaV | 5 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| NoroV + AstroV | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | ||
| RotaV + AdenoV | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| RotaV + AstroV | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| AdenoV + AstroV | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | ||
| NoroV + RotaV + AdenoV | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | ||
| NoroV + AdenoV + AstroV | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| Virus + Clostridium difficile | 26 (9.2) | 1 (10.0) | 21 (16.7) | 4 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| NoroV + C. difficile | 13 | - | 12 | 1 | - | ||
| RotaV + C. difficile | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | ||
| AdenoV + C. difficile | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| NoroV + AdenoV + C. difficile | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| Virus + other enteric bacteria | 36 (12.8) | 0 | 17(13.5) | 9 (9.9) | 10 (18.2) | 0.302 | 0.897 |
| NoroV + C. perfringens | 9 | - | 7 | 2 | - | ||
| NoroV + EHEC | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | ||
| NoroV + Salmonella | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | ||
| NoroV + Campylobacter | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| NoroV + C. perfringens + C. difficile | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | ||
| RotaV + C. perfringens | 8 | - | 3 | - | 5 | ||
| RotaV + EHEC | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| RotaV + C. perfringens + C. difficile | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| AdenoV + EHEC | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| AdenoV + Salmonella | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| AstroV + C. perfringens | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| NoroV + AdenoV + C. perfringens | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| NoroV + AstroV + C. perfringens | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| RotaV + AdenoV + C. perfringens | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
The values were calculated using the χ2 test.
AGE = acute gastroenteritis, NoroV = Norovirus, AdenoV = Adenovirus, RotaV = Rotavirus, AstroV = Astrovirus, EHEC = enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli.
*Among the 4 age groups; †Between children less than 24 months and those older than 24 months.