Table 1.
Throat swabs taken by clinician at baseline study visit: methods of microbe identification and prevalence at baseline study visit
| Microbe | Method of identification | Prevalence n/N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Bacteria | ||
| Staphylocococcus aureus | Culture | 725/2170 (33.4%) |
| Haemophilus influenzae | Culture | 513/2170 (23.6%) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | Culture | 322/2170 (14.8%) |
| Group A beta haemolytic Streptococcus | Culture | 183/2170 (8.4%) |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | qPCR | 72/2132 (3.4%) |
| Group G beta haemolytic Streptococcus | Culture | 37/2170 (1.7%) |
| Bordetella pertussis | qPCR | 27/2132 (1.3%) |
| Group C beta haemolytic Streptococcus | Culture | 20/2170 (0.9%) |
| Chlamydophilia pneumoniae | qPCR | 8/2132 (0.4%) |
| Bordetella parapertussis | qPCR | 6/2131 (0.3%) |
| Moraxella catarrhalis | Culture | 5/2170 (0.2%) |
| Group F beta haemolytic Streptococcus | Culture | 0/2170 (0.0%) |
| Viruses | ||
| Rhinovirus | qPCR | 272/2152 (12.6%) |
| Enterovirus | qPCR | 139/2132 (6.5%) |
| Respiratory syncytial viruses | qPCR | 129/2181 (5.9%) |
| Influenza A | qPCR | 96/2181 (4.4%) |
| Coronavirus | qPCR | 85/2132 (4.0%) |
| Parainfluenzavirus type 3 | qPCR | 61/2181 (2.8%) |
| Metapneumoviruses | qPCR | 57/2181 (2.6%) |
| Bocavirus | qPCR | 48/2132 (2.3%) |
| Influenza B | qPCR | 48/2181 (2.2%) |
| Adenovirus | qPCR | 41/2179 (1.9%) |
| Parainfluenzavirus type 1 | qPCR | 35/2181 (1.6%) |
| Parainfluenzavirus type 4 | qPCR | 24/2132 (1.1%) |
| Parechovirus | qPCR | 9/2132 (0.4%) |
| Parainfluenzavirus type 2 | qPCR | 5/2181 (0.2%) |
qPCR = pathogen identified by quantitative PCR.