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. 2018 Jan 11;163(4):845–853. doi: 10.1007/s00705-017-3700-y

Table 3.

Prevalence (%) of respiratory viruses sorted by the type of respiratory tract secretions analyzed

AdV BoV CoV EnV IfV MpV PiV RV RSV
Oro-/naso-pharyngeal aspirates

3.3

(1.7, 6.3)

10.9

(6.6, 15.2)

6.0

(2.4, 15.1)

15.7

(8.2, 30.0)

10.5

(6.1, 18.0)

3.9

(2.0, 7.5)

6.9

(3.6, 13.3)

41.5

(28.0, 55.0)

11.6

(7.3, 18.4)

Oro-/naso-pharyngeal swab 5.4 (1.5,19.5)

0.0

(0.0, 1.2)

7.8

(3.6, 16.7)

5.3

(3.1, 9.0)

7.0

(2.7, 17.8)

6.9

(4.5, 10.6)

5.0

(1.9, 13.4)

32.7

(25.3, 40.1)

9.1

(4.4, 18.9)

Oro-/naso-pharyngeal lavage/wash

3.4

(0.2, 52.5)

-

30.0

(11.6, 77.3)

3.4

(0.2, 52.5)

40.0

(18.7, 85.5)

20.0

(5.8, 69.1)

10.0

(1.6, 64.2)

58.0

(24.8, 91.2)

21.0

(9.2, 47.8)

Oro-/naso-pharyngeal secretion/mucus

2.3

(0.8, 7.2)

0.8

(0.0, 2.3)

0.8

(0.1, 5.5)

3.9

(1.7, 9.2)

4.2

(0.2, 80.7)

3.9

(1.7, 9.2)

2.2

(0.8, 5.9)

65.1

(41.6, 88.6)

28.4

(15.0, 53.6)

Induced sputum

9.4

(4.1, 21.7)

- - -

13.2

(6.6, 26.3)

-

0.9

(0.1, 14.7)

30.2

(17.8, 42.5)

0.9

(0.1, 14.7)

RV, rhinovirus; AdV, adenovirus; BoV, bocavirus; CoV, coronavirus; CV, cytomegalovirus; EnV, enterovirus; HSV, herpes simplex virus; IfV, influenza virus; MpV, metapneumovirus; PiV, parainfluenzavirus (PiV); RSV, respiratory syncytial virus