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Table 3.

Combinations of respiratory pathogens detected in 42 patients with more than one pathogen

	Bordetella pertussis	Bordetella parapertussis	Influenza virus A or B	Adenovirus	Mycoplasma pneumoniae	Parainfluenza virus	Respiratory syncytial virus	Rhinovirus
Pathogens
Bordetella pertussis
Bordetella parapertussis
Influenza virus A or B
Adenovirus	2 ^a	1 ^b	1
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Parainfluenza virus
Respiratory syncytial virus	1		1			1
Rhinovirus	14 ^c			2		2 ^d	2 ^a
Human metapneumovirus
Enterovirus	1		1				1
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Carriage organisms
Streptococcus pneumoniae						1
Haemophilus parainfluenzae					1			1
Staphylococcus aureus
Haemophilus influenzae non‐type b						1	3	1
Haemophilus influenzae type b					1
β‐Haemolytic streptococci group C
β‐Haemolytic streptococci group G					1 ^e
β‐Haemolytic streptococci group B								1 ^c
Candida albicans							1

Three pathogens were detected in six patients, and four pathogens in one patient.

^{^a}

One patient also had Haemophilus parainfluenzae.

Also respiratory syncytial virus.

^{^c}

One patient also had Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

^{^d}

One patient also had respiratory syncytial virus and Haemophilus parainfluenzae.

^{^e}

One patient also had Haemophilus influenzae non‐type b.