Table 1.
Proportion of positive specimens in each age group positive for each virus from specimens received between 21 September 2009 and 30 April 2010
| Patient age group (years) | No. of specimens | Percentage of positives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive for at least one virus | Influenza A(H1N1) | Influenza B | Adenovirus | RSV | Parainfluenza | HMPV | Rhinovirus | |
| <5 | 808 | 1,518 | 6.0 % | 0.2 % | 13.9 % | 47.4 % | 9.3 % | 12.1 % | 30.6 % |
| 5–14 | 225 | 171 | 41.5 % | 1.2 % | 8.8 % | 9.9 % | 10.5 % | 11.1 % | 26.3 % |
| 15–24 | 197 | 145 | 46.9 % | 1.4 % | 2.8 % | 10.3 % | 10.3 % | 5.5 % | 32.4 % |
| 25–44 | 419 | 265 | 50.9 % | 0.8 % | 5.7 % | 10.2 % | 6.8 % | 5.7 % | 26.8 % |
| 45–64 | 412 | 212 | 38.2 % | 0.0 % | 5.7 % | 17.9 % | 11.3 % | 12.3 % | 25.0 % |
| 65+ | 313 | 136 | 16.9 % | 0.0 % | 2.9 % | 26.5 % | 14.7 % | 18.4 % | 25.7 % |