Table 4.
Distribution of viruses by class and site of sampling.
| VIRUSES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | BLOOD | (b) | THROAT | (c) | STOOL |
| PATHOGENS | N (%) | PATHOGENS | N (%) | PATHOGENS | N (%) |
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) | 22 (24.7) | Adenovirus | 7 (3.7) | Adenovirus | 8 (12.9) |
| Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) | 27 (30.3) | Coronavirus OC43 | 3 (1.6) | Astrovirus | 3 (4.8) |
| Human herpesvirus6 (HHV6) | 29 (32.6) | Coronavirus 229E | 2 (1.0) | Norovirus | 2 (3.2) |
| Negative | 11 (12.4) | Enterovirus | 3 (1.6) | Rotavirus | 7 (11.3) |
| Overall | 89 (100) | Influenza A | 3 (1.6) | Sapovirus | 1 (1.6) |
| Mixed infections | N | Parainfluenza type 2 | 1 (0.5) | Negative | 41 (66.1) |
| HHV6 + EBV | 13 | Parainfluenza type 3 | 1 (0.5) | Overall | 62 (100) |
| HHV6 + CMV | 8 | Rhinovirus | 3 (1.6) | Mixed infections | N |
| HHV6 + CMV + EBV | 1 | Respiratory Syncytial Virus | 4 (2.1) | Astrovirus + Rotavirus | 1 |
| Negative | 166 (86.9) | Adenovirus + Astrovirus + Rotavirus | 1 | ||
| Overall | 191 (100) | ||||
| Mixed infections | N | ||||
| Coronavirus OC43 + Coronavirus 229E | 1 | ||||
| Parainfluenza type 2 + Rhinovirus | 1 | ||||
(a): viruses in blood. (b): list of viruses found in pharyngeal swabs. (c): viruses found in stool.