Table 1.
Viral agents identified in children with multiple infections (n = 86)
| Number of patients | |
| 2 viral agents | 70 |
| 3 viral agents | 12 |
| 4 viral agents | 4 |
| Number of isolates (n = 192) | |
| RSV | 68 (35.4%) |
| Adenovirus | 37 (19.3%) |
| Rhinovirus | 26 (13.5%) |
| HMPV | 19 (9.8%) |
| Influenza A | 16 (8.3%) |
| Influenza C | 3 (1.5%) |
| Parainfluenza | 8 (4.1%) (type 1: 3, type 2: 2, type 3: 1, type 4: 2) |
| Enterovirus | 9 (4.6%) |
| Coronavirus | 1 |
| Cytomegalovirus | 1 |
| Rotavirus (feces) | 4 (2%) |
| More frequent double infections | |
| RSV + adenovirus | 10 |
| RSV + enterovirus | 9 |
| RSV + HMPV | 8 |
| RSV + influenza | 8 |
| RSV + rhinovirus | 7 |
| HMPV + adenovirus | 13 |
RSV: Respiratory syncytial virus; HMPV: human metapneumovirus.