Table II.
Distribution of pathogens most frequently identified from studies within the geographic regions of the United Kingdom, India, and Nigeria.* This is not an exhaustive list of microbial population epidemiology. Adapted from references [11], [27], [34].
| United Kingdom | India | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viral aetiology | |||
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 21.2 | 24.1 | 30.4 |
| Rhinovirus | 8.5 | 10.5 | |
| Human metapneumovirus | 0.7 | 2.8 | |
| Influenza A and B | 7.4 | 3.5 | 17.3 (only A) |
| Bocavirus | 3.3 | ||
| Adenovirus | 6.9 | 3.7 | |
| Parainfluenza | 4.3 (types 1-4) | 7.5 | 19.5 (type 3) |
| Bacterial aetiology | |||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 17.4 | 20.4 | 5.1 |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 2.3 | 8.2 | |
| Group A Streptococcus | 10.5 | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 2.3 | 30.6 | 37.3 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 9.9 | 4.3 (serology) | |
| Moraxella catharrhalis | 2.3 | ||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 0.8 | 12.2 | 15.3 |
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Values are presented as %.