Table I.
Pathogens detected in the NPA samples23
| Positive for | Infectious NPA (n = 815) No. (%) | Control NPA (n = 366) No. (%) | URI (n = 548) No. (%) | Nonwheezy LRI (n = 193) No. (%) | wLRI (n = 74) No. (%) | Febrile LRI (n = 68) No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any virus | 562 (69.0) | 88 (24.0) | 376 (68.6) | 135 (69.9) | 51 (68.9) | 42 (61.8) |
| Rhinovirus | 394 (48.3) | 42 (11.3) | 284 (51.8) | 76 (39.4) | 34 (46.0) | 19 (27.9) |
| RSV | 89 (10.9) | 18 (4.9) | 47 (8.6) | 30 (15.5) | 12 (16.2) | 14 (20.6) |
| Coronavirus | 47 (5.8) | 19 (5.2) | 34 (6.2) | 11 (5.7) | 2 (2.7) | 1 (1.5) |
| PIF | 44 (5.4) | 4 (1.1) | 26 (4.7) | 12 (6.2) | 6 (8.1) | 5 (7.4) |
| Influenza | 35 (4.3) | 0 | 24 (4.4) | 8 (4.1) | 3 (4.1) | 6 (8.8) |
| HMPV | 17 (2.1) | 1 (0.3) | 7 (1.3) | 9 (4.7) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.9) |
| Adenovirus | 13 (1.6) | 5 (1.4) | 9 (1.6) | 2 (2.7) | 2 (2.7) | 3 (4.4) |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 11 (1.3) | 8 (2.2) | 7 (1.3) | 4 (2.1) | 0 | 1 (1.5) |
| Chlamydia pneumoniae | 11 (1.3) | 5 (1.4) | 7 (1.3) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (2.7) | 0 |
PIF, Parainfluenza viruses 1-3; HMPV, human metapneumovirus.