Table 1.
Detection rates of individual viruses using different methods.
| Viruses | PCR | Traditional Tests | Coefficient k | p for k | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive No (%) |
Coinfection | Coinfection Rates | Positive No (%) |
Coinfection | |||
| Total | 357 (75.3) | 92 | 25.8% | 229 (48.3) | 30 | ||
| RSV | 113 (23.8) | 36 | 31.9% | 70 (9.6) | 4 | 0.72 | <0.01 |
| RV | 72 (15.2) | 43 | 59.7% | - | - | ||
| PIV3 | 53 (11.2) | 21 | 39.6% | 21 (6.9) | 3 | 0.77 | <0.01 |
| FluA | 51 (10.8) | 19 | 37.3% | 47 (18.1) | 5 | 0.92 | <0.01 |
| ADV | 48 (10.1) | 21 | 43.8% | 30 (11.5) | 9 | 0.8 | <0.01 |
| EV | 37 (7.8) | 13 | 35.1% | 29 (11.2) | 7 | 0.87 | <0.01 |
| Boca | 27 (5.7) | 21 | 77.8% | - | - | ||
| PIV1 | 19 (4) | 1 | 5.3% | 13 (5.0) | 3 | 0.925 | <0.01 |
| 229E | 17 (3.6) | 17 | 100.0% | - | - | ||
| PIV2 | 14 (3.0) | 7 | 50.0% | 13 (5.0) | 3 | 0.961 | <0.01 |
| MPV | 11 (2.3) | 1 | 9.1% | - | - | ||
| OC43 | 9 (1.9) | 7 | 77.8% | - | - | ||
| NL63 | 9 (1.9) | 8 | 88.9% | - | - | ||
| FluB | 4 (0.8) | 1 | 25.0% | 12 (4.6) | 5 | 0.49 | <0.01 |
| PIV4 | 2 (0.4) | 2 | 100.0% | - | - | ||
Abbreviations: ADV: adenovirus; Boca: human bocavirus; EV: enterovirus; Flu: influenza virus; MPV: human metapneumovirus; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; PIV: parainfluenza virus; RSV: respiratory syncytial virus; RV: human rhinovirus.