Table 2. Co-infections i.e. bacteria and virus isolated in children admitted with very severe lower respiratory tract infection.

Organisms	NTHia	S. aureus	S. pneumoniae	M. catarrhalis	B. pertussis	2 or more bacteria	Total
RSV	3	5	4	0	1	1	15
Rhinovirus	4	1	1	0	0	4	10
hMPV	5	0	1	0	0	0	6
Parainfluenza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Influenza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adeno	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bocavirus	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2 or more viruses	2	2	1	0	0	1	6
Total	16	9	7	0	1	7	40

^aNTHi = non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae