Table 2.
Respiratory pathogens detected in the study and means of detection
| Children with pathogen n = 91 (67%) a | Diagnostic test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serology | PCR | Both | Culture | ||
| Pathogens | |||||
| Bordetella pertussis | 23 (25%) | 3 | 8 | 12 | ND |
| Bordetella parapertussis | 1 (1%) | ND | 1 | ND | ND |
| Influenza virus A or B | 5 (5%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | ND |
| Adenovirus | 6 (7%) | 6 | ND | ND | ND |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 6 (7%) | 4 | 1 | 1 | ND |
| Parainfluenza virus | 9 (10%) | 9 | ND | ND | ND |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 15 (16%) | 14 | 1 | 0 | ND |
| Rhinovirus | 43 (47%) | ND | 43 | ND | ND |
| Human metapneumovirus | 1 (1%) | ND | 1 | ND | ND |
| Enterovirus | 4 (4%) | ND | 4 | ND | ND |
| Chlamydia pneumoniae | 1 (1%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | ND |
| Carriage organisms | |||||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 1 (1%) | ND | ND | ND | 1 |
| Haemophilus parainfluenzae | 7 (8%) | ND | ND | ND | 7 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1 (1%) | ND | ND | ND | 1 |
| Haemophilus influenzae non‐type b | 12 (13%) | ND | ND | ND | 12 |
| Haemophilus influenzae type b | 1 (1%) | ND | ND | ND | 1 |
| β‐Haemolytic streptococci group C | 1 (1%) | ND | ND | ND | 1 |
| β‐Haemolytic streptococci group G | 1 (1%) | ND | ND | ND | 1 |
| β‐Haemolytic streptococci group B | 1 (1%) | ND | ND | ND | 1 |
| Candida albicans | 2 (2%) | ND | ND | ND | 2 |
| Total | 141 | ||||
a
Two or more pathogens were found in 42 patients.