Table 2.
Detection rates of respiratory viruses in nasal lavage fluid
| Respiratory viruses | Positive samples, n (%) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAR (n = 58) | Control (n = 61) | ||
| Overall viruses | 25 (43.1) | 15 (24.6) | .033 |
| Single virus | 16 (27.6) | 13 (21.3) | .523 |
| Multiple viruses | 9 (15.5) | 2 (3.3) | .027 |
| 2 species | 6 (10.6) | 2 (3.3) | |
| 3 species | 3 (5.2) | 0 (0) | |
| Type of virus | |||
| Rhinovirus | 13 (22.4) | 5 (8.2) | .040 |
| Parainfluenza virus | 9 (15.5) | 5 (8.2) | .262 |
| Influenza virus | 6 (10.3) | 1 (1.6) | .057 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 4 (6.9) | 3 (4.9) | .713 |
| Coronavirus | 1 (1.7) | 3 (4.9) | .619 |
| Adenovirus | 3 (5.2) | 0 | .113 |
| Meta pneumovirus | 1 (1.7) | 0 | .487 |
| Enterovirus | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Bocavirus | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Abbreviations: N/A, not available; PAR, perennial allergic rhinitis.